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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 369 · 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 broom when sweeping? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  2. 2.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the load
  5. 5.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  9. 9.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  14. 14.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) nothing (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  16. 16.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  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 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  18. 18.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  23. 23.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 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
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the load
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  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 pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the axle
  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 bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort 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 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

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