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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 278 · 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 broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  4. 4.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  5. 5.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  8. 8.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 50 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 10 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  13. 13.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  15. 15.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  19. 19.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the axle
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  21. 21.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 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
  23. 23.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  25. 25.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  28. 28.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  33. 33.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  37. 37.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  39. 39.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

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