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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 798 · 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 crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) an axe blade
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  7. 7.⚙️ 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle opener
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a screw jack
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a seesaw (c) a knife edge (d) a crane hook block
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  14. 14.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a knife edge (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  16. 16.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) the tip of a nail
  18. 18.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) a wood screw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle cap
  20. 20.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a window blind cord (d) a door stopper
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a playground slide (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  26. 26.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) an axe blade (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
  28. 28.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  30. 30.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a well winch handle
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a jar lid (c) a knife edge (d) a crowbar
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a wood screw (d) a water tap handle
  39. 39.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw

Answer key

  1. True
  2. use a smaller force
  3. wheel and axle
  4. False
  5. a road up a hill
  6. a round doorknob
  7. two ramps back to back
  8. a flagpole rope wheel
  9. a bottle opener
  10. a claw hammer on a nail
  11. wheel and axle
  12. a water tap handle
  13. a wheelchair ramp
  14. True
  15. a knife edge
  16. False
  17. the tip of a nail
  18. False
  19. a truck loading ramp
  20. 6
  21. a window blind cord
  22. a playground slide
  23. screw
  24. screw
  25. wheel and axle
  26. False
  27. an axe blade
  28. False
  29. a ramp wrapped round
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. a chisel
  36. a door stopper
  37. a knife edge
  38. a wood screw
  39. True
  40. lever

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