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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 242 · 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: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  7. 7.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the pulley
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  9. 9.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  10. 10.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the fulcrum (b) near the fulcrum (c) far from the fulcrum (d) on the rock
  17. 17.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 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
  19. 19.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  30. 30.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 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 50 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
  36. 36.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 70 cm. 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 50 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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