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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 51 · 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 broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  2. 2.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the axle
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  11. 11.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 100 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 20 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 100 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  21. 21.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the axle
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 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
  26. 26.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  30. 30.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) nothing (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  32. 32.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  37. 37.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  38. 38.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  40. 40.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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