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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 122 · 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: effort, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  2. 2.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) near the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) on the rock
  3. 3.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  8. 8.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) nothing
  9. 9.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  14. 14.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the axle
  15. 15.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  19. 19.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the pulley (d) the effort
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  21. 21.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, effort, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  24. 24.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the axle
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  27. 27.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  38. 38.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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