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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 68 · 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 seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a pair of scissors 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 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  9. 9.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) nothing
  10. 10.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  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: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  14. 14.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  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 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  24. 24.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 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
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  38. 38.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  40. 40.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the load

Answer key

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

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