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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 165 · 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 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  2. 2.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the axle (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the load
  4. 4.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) on the fulcrum (c) far from the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  7. 7.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) nothing
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  10. 10.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  13. 13.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  23. 23.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  24. 24.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the pulley (d) the effort
  25. 25.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  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 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  28. 28.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  30. 30.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  32. 32.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  37. 37.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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