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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 216 · 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.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the axle (d) the effort
  2. 2.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  10. 10.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  12. 12.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) on the fulcrum (c) near the fulcrum (d) on the rock
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  19. 19.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the load
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  25. 25.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  27. 27.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the pulley
  30. 30.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 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
  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 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  37. 37.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  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 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  39. 39.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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