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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 585 · 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.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 100 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  2. 2.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) near the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) on the rock
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  4. 4.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) nothing (d) the fulcrum
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  10. 10.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the effort
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  13. 13.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  17. 17.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  20. 20.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  24. 24.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  28. 28.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  30. 30.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the axle
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  39. 39.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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