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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 33 · 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.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  2. 2.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 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
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 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
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 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
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 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
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 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
  14. 14.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 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 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 60 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: effort, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  22. 22.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the pulley (d) the fulcrum
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 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
  28. 28.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) on the rock (c) on the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  34. 34.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  35. 35.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  39. 39.True or false: a crowbar is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

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

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