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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 922 · 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.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a road up a hill (d) an axe blade
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  10. 10.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) a crane hook block
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a door stopper
  14. 14.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a well winch handle
  18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle cap
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a knife edge (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  20. 20.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a crowbar
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a seesaw
  24. 24.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a screw jack
  26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  27. 27.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
  30. 30.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  34. 34.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a nut and bolt (d) a water tap handle
  36. 36.True or false: a steering wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a playground slide (d) an axe blade
  39. 39.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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