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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 540 · 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.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  3. 3.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 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.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  9. 9.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  14. 14.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1
  18. 18.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 50 cm. 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 pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  24. 24.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  25. 25.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  26. 26.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  27. 27.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  28. 28.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  32. 32.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) far from the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  34. 34.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  35. 35.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

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