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