← Types of levers lesson New set →

Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 313 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  2. 2.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  4. 4.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  9. 9.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  11. 11.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  13. 13.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) near the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) on the fulcrum
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  25. 25.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  27. 27.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  29. 29.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  31. 31.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  34. 34.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  37. 37.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  39. 39.True or false: a crowbar is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids