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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 665 · 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 window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  6. 6.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a crowbar (c) a playground slide (d) a water tap handle
  8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a nutcracker (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a chisel
  11. 11.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a playground slide (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) an axe blade
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  14. 14.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  18. 18.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a well winch handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a screw jack
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
  27. 27.True or false: a screw jack is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
  29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a window blind cord (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle opener
  30. 30.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a nutcracker (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle cap
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) the tip of a nail
  38. 38.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge

Answer key

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

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