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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 265 · 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 pair of kitchen tongs is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the pulley (c) the effort (d) the load
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  4. 4.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the axle (d) the load
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  7. 7.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the fulcrum (b) far from the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) near the fulcrum
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  13. 13.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the effort
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  15. 15.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  17. 17.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 100 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  24. 24.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 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 70 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  34. 34.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) nothing (c) the effort (d) the load
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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