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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 573 · 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 wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a crane hook block
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a screw jack (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  15. 15.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a door stopper
  17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a seesaw (c) a screw jack (d) a steering wheel
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  20. 20.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a road up a hill (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
  23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a crowbar
  24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a round doorknob
  25. 25.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crowbar
  29. 29.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  34. 34.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a steering wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a door stopper
  36. 36.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block
  37. 37.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a nut and bolt (d) a road up a hill
  39. 39.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  40. 40.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. a flagpole rope wheel
  3. lever
  4. lever
  5. False
  6. a ramp wrapped round
  7. a nutcracker
  8. the tip of a nail
  9. screw
  10. a crane hook block
  11. 6
  12. a screw jack
  13. a nutcracker
  14. pulley
  15. False
  16. a door stopper
  17. a seesaw
  18. a knife edge
  19. pulley
  20. True
  21. True
  22. a bottle opener
  23. a round doorknob
  24. a flagpole rope wheel
  25. False
  26. wheel and axle
  27. wedge
  28. a crowbar
  29. True
  30. wheel and axle
  31. screw
  32. inclined plane
  33. screw
  34. False
  35. a road up a hill
  36. a truck loading ramp
  37. False
  38. a claw hammer on a nail
  39. two ramps back to back
  40. False

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