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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 52 · 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 beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  4. 4.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  5. 5.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) nothing (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  9. 9.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, effort, fulcrum. 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 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  11. 11.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the load
  14. 14.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  15. 15.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  21. 21.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  27. 27.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  31. 31.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  34. 34.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  37. 37.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the pulley (c) the effort (d) the load
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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