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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 645 · 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 90 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  4. 4.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the effort
  9. 9.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  11. 11.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  15. 15.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) on the fulcrum (c) far from the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  17. 17.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  18. 18.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  28. 28.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the load
  31. 31.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 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
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  38. 38.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) nothing
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

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