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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 94 · 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 wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a steering wheel
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  6. 6.True or false: an axe blade is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nut and bolt (c) a knife edge (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a chisel
  9. 9.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  11. 11.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a screw jack
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a door stopper
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a window blind cord
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a truck loading ramp
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  30. 30.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle cap
  34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  35. 35.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
  40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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