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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 673 · 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 of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a window blind cord (c) a water tap handle (d) the tip of a nail
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  5. 5.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a chisel (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  7. 7.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a playground slide (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  10. 10.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crowbar
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a bottle opener (c) a road up a hill (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  15. 15.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  17. 17.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crane hook block
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a round doorknob (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a water tap handle
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) a water tap handle
  24. 24.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  29. 29.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a road up a hill (c) a well winch handle (d) a crowbar
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  36. 36.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  39. 39.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a seesaw
  2. a crowbar
  3. lever
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. a chisel
  6. 6
  7. use a smaller force
  8. a ramp wrapped round
  9. a crane hook block
  10. False
  11. a window blind cord
  12. lever
  13. a bottle cap
  14. screw
  15. False
  16. wedge
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a road up a hill
  20. screw
  21. a wood screw
  22. a water tap handle
  23. a water tap handle
  24. True
  25. pulley
  26. screw
  27. lever
  28. a flagpole rope wheel
  29. True
  30. inclined plane
  31. False
  32. a seesaw
  33. a door stopper
  34. a well winch handle
  35. wheel and axle
  36. False
  37. a flagpole rope wheel
  38. inclined plane
  39. False
  40. True

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