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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 58 · 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.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  2. 2.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
  5. 5.True or false: the tip of a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a well winch handle
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  11. 11.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a chisel (d) a bottle opener
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  17. 17.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  19. 19.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  24. 24.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a knife edge (c) a nutcracker (d) a road up a hill
  30. 30.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: an axe blade is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  36. 36.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a knife edge is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw

Answer key

  1. a ramp wrapped round
  2. a well winch handle
  3. wedge
  4. a crane hook block
  5. False
  6. two ramps back to back
  7. screw
  8. use a smaller force
  9. a well winch handle
  10. a wood screw
  11. True
  12. a flagpole rope wheel
  13. a chisel
  14. a nutcracker
  15. pulley
  16. a wheelchair ramp
  17. False
  18. a claw hammer on a nail
  19. True
  20. True
  21. inclined plane
  22. pulley
  23. 6
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. an axe blade
  29. a round doorknob
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. pulley
  36. True
  37. False
  38. pulley
  39. a water tap handle
  40. wedge

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