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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 259 · 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 fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the load
  2. 2.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  8. 8.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 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
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  14. 14.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) nothing
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the axle
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  21. 21.True or false: a crowbar is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  24. 24.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the pulley (d) the effort
  25. 25.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) near the fulcrum (c) far from the fulcrum (d) on the fulcrum
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  33. 33.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (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 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 110 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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