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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 812 · 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 door stopper (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  2. 2.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  4. 4.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a door stopper (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
  7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a jar lid (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  8. 8.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle opener (d) an axe blade
  11. 11.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
  13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a truck loading ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  17. 17.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a screw jack
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  27. 27.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a window blind cord (d) a screw jack
  29. 29.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wood screw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a steering wheel
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide
  34. 34.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  35. 35.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
  38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a playground slide
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a round doorknob (d) a crowbar
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a chisel (c) a window blind cord (d) a knife edge

Answer key

  1. a door stopper
  2. two ramps back to back
  3. a nut and bolt
  4. True
  5. lever
  6. a door stopper
  7. a jar lid
  8. False
  9. 6
  10. a bottle opener
  11. use a smaller force
  12. a round doorknob
  13. a wheelchair ramp
  14. a ramp wrapped round
  15. a truck loading ramp
  16. screw
  17. False
  18. True
  19. lever
  20. pulley
  21. wheel and axle
  22. wedge
  23. a wheelchair ramp
  24. pulley
  25. a screw jack
  26. lever
  27. True
  28. a window blind cord
  29. True
  30. wedge
  31. screw
  32. a bottle opener
  33. a crowbar
  34. a claw hammer on a nail
  35. False
  36. a bottle cap
  37. a flagpole rope wheel
  38. a playground slide
  39. a round doorknob
  40. a window blind cord

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