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Science experiments lesson 25: Thread-reel pulley · Set 434 · 40 questions
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What you do (Pull down, lift up): 1. Push the pencil through the thread reel; an adult holds the pencil ends level. 2. Tie the paper cup to one end of the string and lay the string over the reel. 3. Put coins in the cup and pull the other end down. 4. Feel how hard you pull; never stand under the load or wrap string round your fingers.

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  1. 1.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: the same cup of coins is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🏗️ With one fixed pulley, which way do you pull the string to lift the cup? (a) in a circle (b) up (c) sideways (d) down
  3. 3.⚙️ Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a see-saw (b) a sloping road (c) a bottle opener (d) a well pulley
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a see-saw? (a) a pulley (b) a wheel and axle (c) a lever (d) an inclined plane
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the thread-reel pulley? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) string (d) an empty thread reel
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same cup of coins (b) how hard we must pull (c) the lifting height (d) number of pulleys
  8. 8.True or false: a spoon lifting a lid is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a small paper cup
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) an empty thread reel (d) coins as the load
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) string (b) a magnet (c) coins as the load (d) a pencil
  12. 12.🇮🇳 Where do we see a pulley at school on Independence Day? (a) in the tap (b) on the blackboard (c) on the bench (d) on the flagpole
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? What do we do with “the same cup of coins”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.True or false: a doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a doorknob is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we must pull (b) number of pulleys (c) the same cup of coins
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: the same string is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: the lifting height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? What do we do with “how hard we must pull”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) string (b) coins as the load (c) yeast (d) an empty thread reel
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) string (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the thread-reel pulley? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) coins as the load (b) a small paper cup (c) string (d) a battery cell
  24. 24.⚙️ Which of these is a lever? (a) a doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a flagpole
  25. 25.⚙️ Which of these is a lever? (a) a slide (b) a flagpole (c) a see-saw (d) a tap handle
  26. 26.⚙️ Which of these is a lever? (a) a well pulley (b) a ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a slide
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need coins as the load for the thread-reel pulley? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.🛟 Why should you never stand under a load being lifted? (a) it gets hot (b) it is magnetic (c) it might sing (d) it could fall on you
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the thread-reel pulley? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) coins as the load (b) an empty thread reel (c) a small paper cup (d) turmeric powder
  31. 31.⚙️ Which of these uses a pulley? (a) a slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a spoon lifting a lid (d) a flagpole
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? Which of these is kept the same? (a) number of pulleys (b) how hard we must pull (c) the same string
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? What do we do with “number of pulleys”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the thread-reel pulley? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) an empty thread reel
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the thread-reel pulley. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small paper cup (b) an empty thread reel (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the thread-reel pulley? (a) an empty thread reel (b) a mirror (c) string (d) a pencil
  38. 38.⚙️ Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a spoon lifting a lid (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane (d) a doorknob
  39. 39.🔮 With a moving pulley, to lift the cup 10 cm you must pull the string about ___. (a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 5 cm
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a sloping road? (a) a lever (b) an inclined plane (c) a wheel and axle (d) a pulley

Answer key

  1. True
  2. down
  3. a sloping road
  4. a lever
  5. not needed
  6. a balloon
  7. number of pulleys
  8. True
  9. a small paper cup
  10. turmeric powder
  11. a magnet
  12. on the flagpole
  13. we keep it the same
  14. True
  15. False
  16. the same cup of coins
  17. True
  18. True
  19. we measure it
  20. yeast
  21. string
  22. not needed
  23. a battery cell
  24. a crowbar
  25. a see-saw
  26. a bottle opener
  27. needed
  28. it could fall on you
  29. not needed
  30. turmeric powder
  31. a flagpole
  32. the same string
  33. we change it
  34. not needed
  35. an empty thread reel
  36. a mirror
  37. a mirror
  38. a doorknob
  39. 20 cm
  40. an inclined plane

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