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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 132 · 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 20 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  4. 4.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  8. 8.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the axle (d) the effort
  10. 10.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  14. 14.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) on the fulcrum (c) near the fulcrum (d) far from the fulcrum
  16. 16.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  18. 18.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  22. 22.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 110 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  27. 27.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1
  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 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 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
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  40. 40.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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