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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 483 · 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 bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  3. 3.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the axle
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  10. 10.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) near the fulcrum (c) far from the fulcrum (d) on the fulcrum
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  13. 13.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  21. 21.True or false: a fishing rod 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 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  27. 27.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  32. 32.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, effort, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  36. 36.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) nothing (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  39. 39.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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