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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 26 · 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.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  2. 2.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the load
  3. 3.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  10. 10.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) far from the fulcrum (c) near the fulcrum (d) on the fulcrum
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  19. 19.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  21. 21.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 90 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 30 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  26. 26.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 100 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
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  30. 30.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the axle
  34. 34.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) nothing (d) the fulcrum
  39. 39.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  40. 40.True or false: a crowbar is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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