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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 572 · 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.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  7. 7.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  8. 8.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  13. 13.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the load
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  18. 18.True or false: a crowbar is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: your forearm 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 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  22. 22.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  26. 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  27. 27.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 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
  30. 30.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  33. 33.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the pulley
  34. 34.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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