← Types of levers lesson New set →

Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 679 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 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
  7. 7.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) nothing (d) the effort
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  11. 11.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the pulley (d) the effort
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  13. 13.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  15. 15.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) near the fulcrum (b) on the rock (c) far from the fulcrum (d) on the fulcrum
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  22. 22.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  26. 26.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 110 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 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 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  34. 34.True or false: a crowbar 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 60 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  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 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  39. 39.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids