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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 789 · 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 screw jack is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  3. 3.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) a road up a hill
  6. 6.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a playground slide (d) a window blind cord
  7. 7.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  10. 10.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  12. 12.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
  14. 14.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a screw jack
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
  17. 17.⚙️ 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
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a chisel
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a screw jack (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  25. 25.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wood screw (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
  26. 26.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) the tip of a nail
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a truck loading ramp
  31. 31.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  33. 33.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
  35. 35.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a screw jack (d) a steering wheel
  37. 37.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  40. 40.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a wheelchair ramp
  3. False
  4. a truck loading ramp
  5. a road up a hill
  6. a window blind cord
  7. True
  8. wedge
  9. a bottle cap
  10. True
  11. a nutcracker
  12. True
  13. a crane hook block
  14. False
  15. a crowbar
  16. a round doorknob
  17. two ramps back to back
  18. a flagpole rope wheel
  19. a chisel
  20. wedge
  21. screw
  22. screw
  23. lever
  24. a playground slide
  25. a well winch handle
  26. False
  27. 6
  28. lever
  29. a claw hammer on a nail
  30. a seesaw
  31. False
  32. inclined plane
  33. True
  34. a steering wheel
  35. True
  36. a steering wheel
  37. a ramp wrapped round
  38. a well-bucket rope wheel
  39. a well-bucket rope wheel
  40. use a smaller force

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