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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 221 · 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 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  3. 3.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the axle
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the effort
  7. 7.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  10. 10.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  19. 19.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) nothing
  21. 21.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) near the fulcrum (b) on the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) far from the fulcrum
  24. 24.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (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 80 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the pulley
  31. 31.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  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 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  34. 34.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  37. 37.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  38. 38.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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