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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 59 · 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 pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1
  6. 6.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  9. 9.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the effort
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 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
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) near the fulcrum (b) on the rock (c) on the fulcrum (d) far from the fulcrum
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 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
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  21. 21.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a crowbar is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. 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 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  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 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  28. 28.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the axle
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 100 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  37. 37.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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