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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 775 · 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.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚙️ 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
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  7. 7.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a crane hook block (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle cap
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nut and bolt (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
  10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a knife edge (d) a wood screw
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a knife edge
  15. 15.⚙️ 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
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  17. 17.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  20. 20.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a jar lid
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a road up a hill (d) a water tap handle
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  27. 27.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a window blind cord (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
  28. 28.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle opener (d) a door stopper
  30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a knife edge (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a chisel
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) a well winch handle
  33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a jar lid
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  36. 36.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a screw jack
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a nutcracker

Answer key

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

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