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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 862 · 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 flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) an axe blade
  2. 2.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  7. 7.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  8. 8.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a door stopper
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
  13. 13.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a knife edge (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a well winch handle
  20. 20.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a screw jack (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  25. 25.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  27. 27.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a chisel
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle cap (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  31. 31.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  33. 33.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle cap (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well winch handle
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  37. 37.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle opener (d) a wood screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. a flagpole rope wheel
  2. False
  3. inclined plane
  4. False
  5. True
  6. wedge
  7. use a smaller force
  8. True
  9. False
  10. True
  11. a door stopper
  12. a steering wheel
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. pulley
  17. a knife edge
  18. screw
  19. a bottle opener
  20. 6
  21. screw
  22. wedge
  23. a screw jack
  24. a round doorknob
  25. two ramps back to back
  26. lever
  27. True
  28. a door stopper
  29. a chisel
  30. a bottle cap
  31. False
  32. pulley
  33. False
  34. a well winch handle
  35. wedge
  36. a well winch handle
  37. a ramp wrapped round
  38. pulley
  39. a bottle opener
  40. lever

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