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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 453 · 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.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  2. 2.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the load
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  6. 6.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  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 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  9. 9.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the fulcrum (b) on the rock (c) far from the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  10. 10.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) nothing (d) the load
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  13. 13.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a crowbar is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  16. 16.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  19. 19.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  21. 21.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 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
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  30. 30.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 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
  33. 33.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the axle (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the load
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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