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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 844 · 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.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  2. 2.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a knife edge (c) a road up a hill (d) a water tap handle
  7. 7.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  10. 10.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a truck loading ramp
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
  17. 17.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle opener
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) an axe blade
  22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  26. 26.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
  27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a screw jack
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  29. 29.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) the tip of a nail
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a window blind cord
  35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a jar lid (d) a chisel
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nutcracker (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  37. 37.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nut and bolt (c) a round doorknob (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  40. 40.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod

Answer key

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

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