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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 324 · 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.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the axle
  2. 2.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) nothing
  4. 4.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  9. 9.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  11. 11.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a bottle opener 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: load, effort, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  17. 17.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the pulley (d) the fulcrum
  24. 24.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 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 0 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
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  32. 32.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. 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 10 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 70 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 scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  38. 38.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

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

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