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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 571 · 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 bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
  13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  15. 15.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a water tap handle
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  27. 27.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a window blind cord (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a playground slide
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle cap (d) a nut and bolt
  37. 37.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  40. 40.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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