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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 603 · 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 well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle cap
  3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  8. 8.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  11. 11.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚙️ 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
  13. 13.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) the tip of a nail (d) a screw jack
  15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a knife edge
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a round doorknob (d) a jar lid
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a nutcracker
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  20. 20.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a playground slide
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a knife edge (d) a wheelchair ramp
  24. 24.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wood screw (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  26. 26.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
  27. 27.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a well winch handle
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a crowbar (d) a nut and bolt
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  36. 36.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a round doorknob (d) a chisel
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) a door stopper
  39. 39.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. wheel and axle
  2. a playground slide
  3. a jar lid
  4. wedge
  5. screw
  6. 6
  7. wheel and axle
  8. False
  9. a ramp wrapped round
  10. wedge
  11. True
  12. use a smaller force
  13. False
  14. a screw jack
  15. a knife edge
  16. a round doorknob
  17. pulley
  18. a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. wheel and axle
  20. True
  21. screw
  22. a well winch handle
  23. a knife edge
  24. False
  25. a wood screw
  26. a nut and bolt
  27. True
  28. pulley
  29. a crane hook block
  30. lever
  31. False
  32. lever
  33. inclined plane
  34. a playground slide
  35. inclined plane
  36. a wheelchair ramp
  37. a truck loading ramp
  38. a water tap handle
  39. False
  40. False

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