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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 34 · 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  3. 3.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the axle
  4. 4.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the axle (d) the effort
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 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
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  10. 10.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the pulley
  11. 11.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  12. 12.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  15. 15.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 100 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  18. 18.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  22. 22.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) nothing
  24. 24.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  25. 25.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 100 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  32. 32.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  34. 34.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  35. 35.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 110 cm and the load at 70 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 90 cm, the fulcrum at 30 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. class 3
  2. class 1
  3. the fulcrum
  4. the load
  5. class 2
  6. class 3
  7. class 3
  8. class 2
  9. class 3
  10. the effort
  11. class 2
  12. False
  13. True
  14. class 1
  15. True
  16. True
  17. class 3
  18. True
  19. True
  20. class 3
  21. class 2
  22. False
  23. the fulcrum
  24. class 2
  25. False
  26. False
  27. class 2
  28. class 1
  29. class 3
  30. class 1
  31. class 2
  32. False
  33. class 1
  34. class 3
  35. True
  36. class 1
  37. class 2
  38. class 1
  39. class 2
  40. class 2

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