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.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 2.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
- 3.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
- 5.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
- 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
- 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 10.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
- 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 18.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) near the fulcrum (b) far from the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) on the fulcrum
- 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 20.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the axle (d) the effort
- 21.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the pulley (c) the load (d) the effort
- 22.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
- 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 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
- 24.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
- 27.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) nothing (c) the effort (d) the load
- 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
- 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 34.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
- 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 37.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
- 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
Answer key
- class 1
- class 2
- True
- class 3
- False
- class 3
- class 3
- class 1
- class 3
- False
- True
- class 2
- class 1
- class 2
- class 3
- True
- class 1
- far from the fulcrum
- class 2
- the fulcrum
- the effort
- False
- class 1
- class 1
- class 2
- class 3
- the fulcrum
- class 2
- class 2
- class 1
- class 1
- class 3
- class 3
- False
- class 1
- class 3
- class 1
- class 3
- class 3
- class 2
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