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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 594 · 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.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) a round doorknob (d) a wood screw
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  5. 5.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  10. 10.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a knife edge is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a water tap handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a chisel
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a water tap handle (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
  15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  16. 16.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  18. 18.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a chisel (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle cap
  20. 20.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a water tap handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a chisel
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  25. 25.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a window blind cord
  27. 27.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a chisel (d) a seesaw
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a wood screw
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wood screw (c) a steering wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wood screw (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle opener
  37. 37.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  40. 40.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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