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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 353 · 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 seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  2. 2.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the axle
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  5. 5.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) nothing (d) the load
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 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
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  10. 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 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  11. 11.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  14. 14.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 110 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  24. 24.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  33. 33.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) far from the fulcrum (c) near the fulcrum (d) on the fulcrum
  34. 34.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. 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 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
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  38. 38.True or false: your forearm 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 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  40. 40.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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