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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 810 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
  2. 2.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  8. 8.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  11. 11.True or false: a knife edge is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  13. 13.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
  15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a screw jack (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  17. 17.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a nutcracker
  19. 19.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a wood screw
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a wood screw
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  24. 24.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) the tip of a nail (d) a screw jack
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  27. 27.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a playground slide is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  34. 34.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  36. 36.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a water tap handle
  38. 38.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw

Answer key

  1. a seesaw
  2. a wheelchair ramp
  3. wedge
  4. a seesaw
  5. wheel and axle
  6. a ramp wrapped round
  7. lever
  8. False
  9. wedge
  10. two ramps back to back
  11. False
  12. a jar lid
  13. True
  14. an axe blade
  15. 6
  16. a well-bucket rope wheel
  17. True
  18. an axe blade
  19. False
  20. a wood screw
  21. a flagpole rope wheel
  22. a chisel
  23. pulley
  24. False
  25. the tip of a nail
  26. screw
  27. False
  28. True
  29. False
  30. lever
  31. use a smaller force
  32. a steering wheel
  33. a flagpole rope wheel
  34. False
  35. a door stopper
  36. True
  37. a water tap handle
  38. False
  39. screw
  40. wheel and axle

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