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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 661 · 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 wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  6. 6.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a steering wheel
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
  8. 8.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
  10. 10.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a road up a hill (c) a screw jack (d) a round doorknob
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wood screw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) an axe blade
  15. 15.True or false: a wood screw is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a door stopper (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a chisel
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  21. 21.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  29. 29.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a water tap handle (d) a door stopper
  39. 39.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a nut and bolt

Answer key

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

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