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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 662 · 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.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  3. 3.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  7. 7.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a playground slide (c) a door stopper (d) a well winch handle
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a seesaw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a round doorknob (d) a door stopper
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle cap
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  19. 19.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) the tip of a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
  22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) a truck loading ramp
  23. 23.True or false: a round doorknob is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  26. 26.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  28. 28.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  31. 31.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  33. 33.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nut and bolt (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) an axe blade (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  38. 38.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a chisel (d) a steering wheel

Answer key

  1. two ramps back to back
  2. a nutcracker
  3. True
  4. True
  5. a flagpole rope wheel
  6. wedge
  7. False
  8. a well-bucket rope wheel
  9. a door stopper
  10. a seesaw
  11. 6
  12. a round doorknob
  13. pulley
  14. a bottle opener
  15. lever
  16. a steering wheel
  17. wedge
  18. pulley
  19. False
  20. the tip of a nail
  21. a wheelchair ramp
  22. a truck loading ramp
  23. False
  24. True
  25. screw
  26. True
  27. screw
  28. True
  29. False
  30. a ramp wrapped round
  31. False
  32. screw
  33. True
  34. True
  35. a window blind cord
  36. an axe blade
  37. inclined plane
  38. False
  39. use a smaller force
  40. a chisel

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