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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 847 · 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 simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle cap (d) a window blind cord
  3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle cap
  4. 4.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) a nut and bolt
  6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a water tap handle (c) an axe blade (d) a wheelchair ramp
  7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a well winch handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a steering wheel
  8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  9. 9.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a crane hook block (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  17. 17.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle cap (d) a wheelchair ramp
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  24. 24.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  25. 25.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a steering wheel
  29. 29.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a bottle opener (c) a road up a hill (d) a steering wheel
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle cap
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a round doorknob
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  35. 35.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  37. 37.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  40. 40.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. lever
  2. a bottle cap
  3. a window blind cord
  4. use a smaller force
  5. a crowbar
  6. a water tap handle
  7. a wood screw
  8. a ramp wrapped round
  9. True
  10. a truck loading ramp
  11. 6
  12. a playground slide
  13. lever
  14. a steering wheel
  15. a crane hook block
  16. pulley
  17. False
  18. wedge
  19. a crane hook block
  20. a seesaw
  21. a well winch handle
  22. inclined plane
  23. screw
  24. two ramps back to back
  25. True
  26. True
  27. True
  28. a steering wheel
  29. False
  30. a bottle opener
  31. a knife edge
  32. pulley
  33. a round doorknob
  34. lever
  35. True
  36. a playground slide
  37. True
  38. True
  39. a door stopper
  40. False

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