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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 125 · 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.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  2. 2.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  5. 5.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) far from the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  7. 7.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  9. 9.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  16. 16.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  19. 19.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 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
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the axle
  25. 25.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  27. 27.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  30. 30.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) nothing
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 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
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  37. 37.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs 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 20 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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