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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 403 · 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.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the pulley (d) the effort
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) on the fulcrum (c) far from the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  7. 7.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  9. 9.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) nothing
  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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  13. 13.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  24. 24.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  25. 25.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  29. 29.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs 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 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 60 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 70 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
  39. 39.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum

Answer key

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

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