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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 672 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the load (d) nothing
  4. 4.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the load
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  6. 6.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the axle (d) the effort
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  12. 12.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the pulley (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  17. 17.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  21. 21.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  23. 23.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) far from the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  24. 24.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  30. 30.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (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 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  34. 34.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  39. 39.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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