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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 513 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Spot the six): Lever: bar on a pivot · pulley: rope over a wheel · wheel and axle: big wheel on a rod. Inclined plane: a slope · wedge: two slopes back to back · screw: a slope wrapped round a rod. Look at how it works, not what it is called.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  2. 2.True or false: a road up a hill is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a playground slide (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
  12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a nutcracker (c) a wood screw (d) a window blind cord
  13. 13.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  19. 19.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a nutcracker
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  24. 24.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) an axe blade
  26. 26.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a window blind cord
  28. 28.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crowbar (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  35. 35.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. a well-bucket rope wheel
  2. False
  3. screw
  4. a door stopper
  5. a crane hook block
  6. screw
  7. pulley
  8. a ramp wrapped round
  9. a playground slide
  10. lever
  11. a round doorknob
  12. a nutcracker
  13. False
  14. pulley
  15. 6
  16. a road up a hill
  17. lever
  18. inclined plane
  19. False
  20. wheel and axle
  21. a bottle cap
  22. a well winch handle
  23. a nut and bolt
  24. True
  25. a water tap handle
  26. False
  27. a window blind cord
  28. False
  29. a wood screw
  30. wedge
  31. a road up a hill
  32. screw
  33. lever
  34. wedge
  35. False
  36. two ramps back to back
  37. a steering wheel
  38. pulley
  39. lever
  40. screw

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