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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 113 · 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.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  2. 2.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  3. 3.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  6. 6.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  8. 8.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  10. 10.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  14. 14.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 100 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  17. 17.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the axle (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  22. 22.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, effort, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  28. 28.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) near the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) far from the fulcrum
  30. 30.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  34. 34.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 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
  37. 37.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  39. 39.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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