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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 532 · 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 effort (b) the load (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  10. 10.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  11. 11.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  15. 15.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) nothing
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) far from the fulcrum (c) near the fulcrum (d) on the fulcrum
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  22. 22.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  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 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  29. 29.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  34. 34.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  39. 39.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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