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Types of Levers Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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