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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 667 · 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) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  4. 4.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a door stopper (d) a steering wheel
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a crowbar
  9. 9.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a jar lid (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  14. 14.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. 16.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a water tap handle
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  18. 18.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a seesaw is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  21. 21.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a nutcracker
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  24. 24.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a knife edge (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  29. 29.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a water tap handle (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  31. 31.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  33. 33.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a playground slide (d) a well-bucket rope wheel

Answer key

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

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