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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 478 · 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.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) nothing (d) the effort
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 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
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 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
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  9. 9.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  13. 13.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  15. 15.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  18. 18.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  26. 26.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the pulley (d) the effort
  30. 30.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  35. 35.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  39. 39.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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