Types of Levers Worksheet
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.⚖️ 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
- 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
- 3.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
- 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 6.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) on the fulcrum (c) near the fulcrum (d) far from the fulcrum
- 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
- 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 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
- 9.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
- 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
- 12.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
- 13.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
- 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
- 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
- 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 17.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
- 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
- 20.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
- 21.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
- 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 23.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
- 24.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the pulley (c) the effort (d) the load
- 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
- 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 28.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
- 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
- 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 110 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
- 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
- 33.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
- 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
Answer key
- class 2
- class 1
- the fulcrum
- class 2
- class 1
- far from the fulcrum
- class 3
- class 1
- True
- class 3
- class 2
- class 3
- class 1
- class 1
- class 3
- class 2
- False
- class 3
- class 1
- class 3
- True
- class 2
- the load
- False
- the effort
- class 2
- class 2
- False
- class 2
- class 1
- class 1
- class 2
- class 2
- class 2
- class 1
- class 3
- class 3
- class 2
- True
- class 1
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