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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 208 · 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.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  2. 2.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  4. 4.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (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 3 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  9. 9.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 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
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  16. 16.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the axle
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  25. 25.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the pulley (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  26. 26.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  29. 29.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  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 3 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  34. 34.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) nothing (d) the load
  36. 36.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, effort, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 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
  38. 38.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 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
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

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