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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 659 · 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 jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  4. 4.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  7. 7.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a knife edge (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crowbar
  10. 10.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle opener (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  16. 16.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  18. 18.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  20. 20.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  21. 21.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
  23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle cap (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a screw jack
  29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) a well winch handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  30. 30.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crowbar
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a round doorknob (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
  35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) the tip of a nail (d) a steering wheel
  36. 36.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. wheel and axle
  3. pulley
  4. True
  5. lever
  6. an axe blade
  7. False
  8. a knife edge
  9. a wheelchair ramp
  10. True
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. a road up a hill
  13. a flagpole rope wheel
  14. lever
  15. inclined plane
  16. False
  17. a flagpole rope wheel
  18. True
  19. wheel and axle
  20. two ramps back to back
  21. use a smaller force
  22. a window blind cord
  23. 6
  24. a steering wheel
  25. screw
  26. pulley
  27. a well-bucket rope wheel
  28. a crane hook block
  29. a chisel
  30. False
  31. an axe blade
  32. pulley
  33. a crowbar
  34. a round doorknob
  35. the tip of a nail
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. screw

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