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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 515 · 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 nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  3. 3.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  6. 6.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  9. 9.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  11. 11.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  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 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  13. 13.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  15. 15.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  20. 20.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  25. 25.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) near the fulcrum (b) on the fulcrum (c) far from the fulcrum (d) on the rock
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  33. 33.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 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 30 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.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the pulley (c) the load (d) the effort
  39. 39.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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