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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 823 · 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 of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  3. 3.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a screw jack
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a chisel (d) a bottle cap
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.⚙️ 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
  10. 10.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  12. 12.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 3
  14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a crowbar
  15. 15.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) the tip of a nail (d) a road up a hill
  19. 19.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a knife edge
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a wood screw (c) a knife edge (d) a crowbar
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a seesaw (c) a chisel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  26. 26.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  28. 28.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a truck loading ramp (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) the tip of a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  34. 34.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  38. 38.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a screw jack (c) a nutcracker (d) a wood screw
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt

Answer key

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

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