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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 155 · 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 beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  3. 3.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  8. 8.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 100 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 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 80 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 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 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the axle
  22. 22.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (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 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) on the rock (c) on the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  31. 31.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  34. 34.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  36. 36.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  40. 40.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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