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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 871 · 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 an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a road up a hill
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a playground slide
  3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a chisel
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a wood screw
  6. 6.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  9. 9.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  11. 11.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  12. 12.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
  16. 16.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a door stopper (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) an axe blade (c) a steering wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  25. 25.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well winch handle
  28. 28.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  31. 31.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a door stopper (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  32. 32.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a crowbar
  34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a jar lid (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle opener
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a jar lid (c) the tip of a nail (d) a water tap handle
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a steering wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crowbar

Answer key

  1. a road up a hill
  2. a bottle cap
  3. a ramp wrapped round
  4. a well winch handle
  5. a crane hook block
  6. True
  7. 6
  8. use a smaller force
  9. False
  10. a seesaw
  11. two ramps back to back
  12. False
  13. True
  14. wedge
  15. a round doorknob
  16. True
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a wheelchair ramp
  20. lever
  21. True
  22. True
  23. False
  24. a flagpole rope wheel
  25. True
  26. a bottle cap
  27. the tip of a nail
  28. False
  29. lever
  30. an axe blade
  31. a door stopper
  32. False
  33. a door stopper
  34. a jar lid
  35. screw
  36. a well-bucket rope wheel
  37. wedge
  38. a playground slide
  39. pulley
  40. a nut and bolt

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