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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 694 · 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 steering wheel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle cap (d) a round doorknob
  6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  7. 7.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a playground slide
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a screw jack (d) a wood screw
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a door stopper
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a water tap handle
  15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a jar lid (c) a window blind cord (d) a wheelchair ramp
  16. 16.⚙️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  20. 20.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  23. 23.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  25. 25.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  27. 27.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a steering wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
  29. 29.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a jar lid (d) an axe blade
  37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a round doorknob (d) a jar lid
  38. 38.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle opener

Answer key

  1. wheel and axle
  2. a well-bucket rope wheel
  3. lever
  4. lever
  5. a round doorknob
  6. two ramps back to back
  7. False
  8. a bottle cap
  9. a nutcracker
  10. a seesaw
  11. a screw jack
  12. a knife edge
  13. screw
  14. a water tap handle
  15. a jar lid
  16. use a smaller force
  17. True
  18. a chisel
  19. a ramp wrapped round
  20. True
  21. the tip of a nail
  22. pulley
  23. False
  24. lever
  25. True
  26. wheel and axle
  27. True
  28. a crowbar
  29. False
  30. True
  31. True
  32. wheel and axle
  33. False
  34. 6
  35. wedge
  36. a claw hammer on a nail
  37. a seesaw
  38. False
  39. lever
  40. a window blind cord

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