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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 330 · 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 effort (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  2. 2.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  4. 4.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  8. 8.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the pulley (d) the effort
  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 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  15. 15.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  29. 29.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  32. 32.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  34. 34.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  38. 38.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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