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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 561 · 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 truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
  2. 2.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw
  4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a steering wheel (d) a crowbar
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a door stopper
  7. 7.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
  10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle opener
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle opener
  15. 15.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a well winch handle
  19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  20. 20.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a truck loading ramp
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a door stopper (c) a nut and bolt (d) a truck loading ramp
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  30. 30.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  32. 32.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  34. 34.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  37. 37.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  40. 40.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a round doorknob
  2. True
  3. a seesaw
  4. a nutcracker
  5. a steering wheel
  6. a door stopper
  7. False
  8. a seesaw
  9. a claw hammer on a nail
  10. use a smaller force
  11. a playground slide
  12. screw
  13. a wheelchair ramp
  14. a bottle opener
  15. False
  16. wedge
  17. inclined plane
  18. a flagpole rope wheel
  19. a ramp wrapped round
  20. True
  21. wheel and axle
  22. a crane hook block
  23. 6
  24. a truck loading ramp
  25. wedge
  26. True
  27. a nut and bolt
  28. screw
  29. two ramps back to back
  30. False
  31. a wood screw
  32. False
  33. inclined plane
  34. False
  35. True
  36. pulley
  37. True
  38. wheel and axle
  39. a well winch handle
  40. True

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