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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 538 · 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.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  3. 3.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  5. 5.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the load
  6. 6.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 100 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  8. 8.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) near the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) far from the fulcrum
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  11. 11.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  14. 14.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, effort, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 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
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  34. 34.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  36. 36.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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