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Types of Levers Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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