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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 858 · 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 steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  5. 5.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a playground slide (d) a nut and bolt
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a knife edge
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a wood screw (d) an axe blade
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.True or false: a water tap handle is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) a door stopper
  21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle opener (c) the tip of a nail (d) a playground slide
  23. 23.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a jar lid is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  26. 26.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  28. 28.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
  31. 31.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a screw jack (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a jar lid
  36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid
  37. 37.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a steering wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a screw jack
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a playground slide (c) a steering wheel (d) a knife edge
  40. 40.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a chisel

Answer key

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

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