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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 529 · 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 fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  3. 3.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  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.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the axle
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  22. 22.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  24. 24.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (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 0 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  36. 36.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  39. 39.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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