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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 745 · 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 an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle opener (d) a playground slide
  2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nutcracker
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a well winch handle
  4. 4.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
  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.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a road up a hill
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle opener
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  10. 10.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
  12. 12.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a road up a hill (c) a wood screw (d) a window blind cord
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a screw jack (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  16. 16.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) the tip of a nail
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  18. 18.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
  20. 20.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  23. 23.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  26. 26.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  27. 27.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  31. 31.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
  34. 34.True or false: a chisel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) an axe blade (c) a jar lid (d) a playground slide
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a water tap handle
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a wheelchair ramp
  39. 39.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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