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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 402 · 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.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 100 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  2. 2.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  3. 3.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) nothing (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  4. 4.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the pulley (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  5. 5.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  14. 14.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  18. 18.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 110 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  23. 23.True or false: a crowbar 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 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  25. 25.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  30. 30.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the axle
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 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
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  36. 36.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the fulcrum (b) near the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) far from the fulcrum
  38. 38.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  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 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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