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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 676 · 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 screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a road up a hill
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a steering wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a chisel
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a door stopper (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  10. 10.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) an axe blade
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a knife edge (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  16. 16.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  20. 20.⚙️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) the tip of a nail (d) a seesaw
  25. 25.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle opener (d) a window blind cord
  29. 29.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a round doorknob
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) an axe blade
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  37. 37.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle opener
  40. 40.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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