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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 556 · 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 simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  5. 5.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a playground slide (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  9. 9.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a knife edge
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a round doorknob (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a knife edge
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle opener (d) a wheelchair ramp
  16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  17. 17.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  19. 19.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
  20. 20.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a window blind cord (d) a water tap handle
  25. 25.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a wood screw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a water tap handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  29. 29.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  31. 31.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  32. 32.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  34. 34.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle opener
  37. 37.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a bottle cap
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. inclined plane
  3. inclined plane
  4. a jar lid
  5. True
  6. a playground slide
  7. lever
  8. wedge
  9. True
  10. a knife edge
  11. a knife edge
  12. lever
  13. True
  14. screw
  15. a nut and bolt
  16. two ramps back to back
  17. True
  18. screw
  19. 6
  20. False
  21. a nutcracker
  22. inclined plane
  23. True
  24. a window blind cord
  25. True
  26. lever
  27. a wood screw
  28. a water tap handle
  29. False
  30. pulley
  31. a ramp wrapped round
  32. use a smaller force
  33. a well-bucket rope wheel
  34. False
  35. False
  36. a bottle opener
  37. False
  38. a bottle cap
  39. a truck loading ramp
  40. pulley

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