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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 297 · 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.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  2. 2.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the effort
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  7. 7.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) near the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) on the rock
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  13. 13.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 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
  17. 17.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  18. 18.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  21. 21.True or false: a pair of pliers 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 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  23. 23.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the load
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 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
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  29. 29.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the load (d) nothing
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 100 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 100 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  40. 40.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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