← Types of levers lesson New set →

Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 553 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  5. 5.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  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 1 (c) class 3
  11. 11.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  12. 12.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  17. 17.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) nothing (d) the load
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  19. 19.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  22. 22.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 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
  25. 25.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  27. 27.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  32. 32.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  34. 34.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  36. 36.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  38. 38.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids