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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 300 · 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.⚖️ 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
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  4. 4.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  5. 5.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  10. 10.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the axle (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  14. 14.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  18. 18.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs 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 0 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 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 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  24. 24.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  30. 30.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  34. 34.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  38. 38.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) nothing
  39. 39.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the load

Answer key

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

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