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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 355 · 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.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  3. 3.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  5. 5.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  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 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  10. 10.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  12. 12.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) nothing (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  13. 13.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  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 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  22. 22.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  23. 23.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  25. 25.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the axle
  26. 26.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) far from the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  28. 28.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  30. 30.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  33. 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  34. 34.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a wheelbarrow 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 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 50 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 0 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  39. 39.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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