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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 537 · 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 wheelbarrow? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  2. 2.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the load
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  5. 5.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  8. 8.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 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
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  12. 12.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) near the fulcrum (b) far from the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) on the fulcrum
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  19. 19.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the axle
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  21. 21.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the pulley
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 60 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 90 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  25. 25.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) nothing (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  28. 28.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a crowbar is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.True or false: a seesaw 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 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

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