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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 657 · 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) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) far from the fulcrum (c) near the fulcrum (d) on the fulcrum
  5. 5.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  9. 9.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  14. 14.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  22. 22.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  23. 23.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) nothing (d) the fulcrum
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. 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 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  26. 26.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  29. 29.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 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
  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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  32. 32.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  34. 34.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  38. 38.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the axle
  39. 39.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

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