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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 783 · 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 seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  5. 5.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) an axe blade (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  9. 9.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  14. 14.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  16. 16.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a crane hook block (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a door stopper
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a playground slide (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a screw jack (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crane hook block
  25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a road up a hill (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  26. 26.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  28. 28.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a steering wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a jar lid (c) a crowbar (d) a wood screw
  31. 31.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  34. 34.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) an axe blade
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a door stopper (d) a truck loading ramp
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  39. 39.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a screw jack
  3. a well winch handle
  4. a nutcracker
  5. False
  6. False
  7. True
  8. a claw hammer on a nail
  9. False
  10. False
  11. use a smaller force
  12. 6
  13. a well-bucket rope wheel
  14. False
  15. wheel and axle
  16. True
  17. False
  18. a bottle opener
  19. a door stopper
  20. a playground slide
  21. inclined plane
  22. a playground slide
  23. wheel and axle
  24. a wheelchair ramp
  25. a knife edge
  26. False
  27. a bottle opener
  28. a ramp wrapped round
  29. a steering wheel
  30. a crowbar
  31. True
  32. screw
  33. wedge
  34. a crowbar
  35. a truck loading ramp
  36. wedge
  37. inclined plane
  38. lever
  39. False
  40. two ramps back to back

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