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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 950 · 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 well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a door stopper
  2. 2.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a road up a hill
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a door stopper (c) a water tap handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nut and bolt (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  7. 7.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a screw jack (d) a door stopper
  12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a knife edge
  14. 14.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  18. 18.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  23. 23.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a steering wheel (d) a chisel
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  30. 30.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a jar lid (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  32. 32.True or false: a window blind cord is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
  35. 35.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12

Answer key

  1. a wheelchair ramp
  2. False
  3. a claw hammer on a nail
  4. a flagpole rope wheel
  5. a nut and bolt
  6. screw
  7. False
  8. two ramps back to back
  9. pulley
  10. lever
  11. a door stopper
  12. a ramp wrapped round
  13. a nutcracker
  14. True
  15. a flagpole rope wheel
  16. a crowbar
  17. wedge
  18. a road up a hill
  19. lever
  20. pulley
  21. lever
  22. wheel and axle
  23. True
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. lever
  28. a steering wheel
  29. a knife edge
  30. True
  31. a jar lid
  32. False
  33. an axe blade
  34. a window blind cord
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. 6

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