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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 718 · 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 crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  3. 3.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  8. 8.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  11. 11.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  15. 15.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  17. 17.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  18. 18.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the axle
  19. 19.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  22. 22.True or false: a crowbar is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  25. 25.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) near the fulcrum (b) on the fulcrum (c) far from the fulcrum (d) on the rock
  27. 27.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  30. 30.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  32. 32.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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