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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 585 · 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 flagpole rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) an axe blade (d) a round doorknob
  3. 3.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle cap
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  10. 10.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.🔍 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
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  16. 16.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  18. 18.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nut and bolt (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a knife edge
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  23. 23.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) the tip of a nail
  26. 26.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  28. 28.True or false: a screw jack is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a steering wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob
  32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a wood screw
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a round doorknob (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a seesaw (c) a jar lid (d) a wheelchair ramp
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  36. 36.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw

Answer key

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

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