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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 209 · 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: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  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 pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  4. 4.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  7. 7.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the axle (d) the load
  8. 8.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the fulcrum (b) on the rock (c) far from the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  9. 9.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  11. 11.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  15. 15.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) nothing (d) the effort
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  18. 18.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the axle (d) the load
  20. 20.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the pulley
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  22. 22.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  25. 25.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  29. 29.True or false: a seesaw 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 60 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 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
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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