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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 338 · 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.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  2. 2.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  5. 5.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 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
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (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 20 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  10. 10.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) near the fulcrum (c) far from the fulcrum (d) on the fulcrum
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  15. 15.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (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 60 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  25. 25.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  26. 26.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the load
  29. 29.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, effort, fulcrum. 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 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  35. 35.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  37. 37.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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