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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 181 · 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  5. 5.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the axle
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  9. 9.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  15. 15.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) nothing (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  17. 17.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  22. 22.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the pulley (d) the load
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  24. 24.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 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
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  30. 30.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  39. 39.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the axle (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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