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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 5 · 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 lemon squeezer is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  4. 4.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  6. 6.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  8. 8.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  10. 10.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  13. 13.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) near the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) on the rock
  14. 14.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, effort, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 80 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 20 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
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  18. 18.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the pulley (d) the fulcrum
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  23. 23.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  25. 25.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  30. 30.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  33. 33.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  38. 38.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

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