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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 109 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (What is in the middle?): Find the fulcrum, the load and the effort. Put them in order along the bar and look at the middle one. Fulcrum middle → class 1 · load middle → class 2 · effort middle → class 3.

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  1. 1.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the axle
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  12. 12.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) on the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) near the fulcrum
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  15. 15.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  17. 17.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  22. 22.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  25. 25.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  26. 26.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the axle (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  28. 28.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  32. 32.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the pulley (c) the load (d) the effort
  33. 33.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) nothing (d) the load
  34. 34.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  36. 36.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  38. 38.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  40. 40.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. class 2
  3. the fulcrum
  4. class 3
  5. class 1
  6. class 3
  7. class 1
  8. class 2
  9. class 1
  10. class 1
  11. class 1
  12. False
  13. far from the fulcrum
  14. class 1
  15. True
  16. class 1
  17. True
  18. class 2
  19. class 1
  20. True
  21. class 3
  22. True
  23. True
  24. class 2
  25. class 3
  26. the load
  27. class 1
  28. False
  29. False
  30. class 1
  31. class 1
  32. the effort
  33. the fulcrum
  34. True
  35. class 2
  36. class 2
  37. class 3
  38. class 2
  39. class 2
  40. False

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