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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 648 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  5. 5.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  14. 14.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 110 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  22. 22.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  25. 25.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  27. 27.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) near the fulcrum (b) far from the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) on the rock
  28. 28.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 80 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 0 cm. 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 70 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  34. 34.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the axle
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  38. 38.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

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

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