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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 530 · 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.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the effort
  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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the axle (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  6. 6.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the pulley
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the fulcrum (b) near the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) far from the fulcrum
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  12. 12.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  17. 17.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  20. 20.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  25. 25.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the effort
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 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
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (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 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  39. 39.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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