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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 861 · 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 a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
  3. 3.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  5. 5.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle cap (d) a knife edge
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a window blind cord
  10. 10.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a door stopper (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a chisel
  13. 13.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a jar lid (d) a chisel
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  17. 17.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  18. 18.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  19. 19.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) a knife edge (d) a playground slide
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  28. 28.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  32. 32.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a chisel (d) a well winch handle
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) an axe blade (c) a wood screw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a flagpole rope wheel
  2. a window blind cord
  3. True
  4. screw
  5. an axe blade
  6. lever
  7. inclined plane
  8. a knife edge
  9. the tip of a nail
  10. False
  11. pulley
  12. a seesaw
  13. True
  14. a jar lid
  15. wedge
  16. wedge
  17. two ramps back to back
  18. 6
  19. True
  20. False
  21. a claw hammer on a nail
  22. wheel and axle
  23. a window blind cord
  24. a playground slide
  25. a crane hook block
  26. a crowbar
  27. wheel and axle
  28. True
  29. False
  30. inclined plane
  31. a crowbar
  32. True
  33. False
  34. True
  35. a ramp wrapped round
  36. a chisel
  37. wedge
  38. a well-bucket rope wheel
  39. lever
  40. True

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