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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 535 · 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 lemon squeezer? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  2. 2.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the load
  3. 3.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  4. 4.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the fulcrum (b) on the rock (c) near the fulcrum (d) far from the fulcrum
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  12. 12.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  14. 14.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  17. 17.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  19. 19.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  24. 24.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  26. 26.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) nothing
  30. 30.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the pulley
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 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

Answer key

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

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