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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 392 · 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.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  4. 4.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  5. 5.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the axle (d) the load
  6. 6.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the pulley
  9. 9.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) near the fulcrum (c) far from the fulcrum (d) on the fulcrum
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  14. 14.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 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 70 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  26. 26.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  28. 28.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  33. 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  34. 34.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 90 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 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  38. 38.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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