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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 381 · 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 beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  4. 4.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  11. 11.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  14. 14.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  17. 17.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the pulley (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  23. 23.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  25. 25.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) nothing
  26. 26.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  27. 27.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) near the fulcrum (b) far from the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) on the fulcrum
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  31. 31.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  33. 33.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  39. 39.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  40. 40.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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