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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 498 · 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.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  2. 2.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  4. 4.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 100 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  9. 9.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  13. 13.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  17. 17.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 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
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  20. 20.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the pulley
  21. 21.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the load
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  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 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  25. 25.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  32. 32.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) nothing (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  35. 35.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  38. 38.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 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
  40. 40.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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