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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 516 · 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 nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  5. 5.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  7. 7.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  10. 10.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) nothing (c) the effort (d) the load
  11. 11.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the pulley
  12. 12.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  18. 18.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the axle
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  21. 21.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 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
  27. 27.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  36. 36.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 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
  39. 39.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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