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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 735 · 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.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  2. 2.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  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 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  10. 10.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the axle (d) the effort
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 100 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  14. 14.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the fulcrum (b) far from the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) near the fulcrum
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  16. 16.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  19. 19.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 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
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  29. 29.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  34. 34.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  39. 39.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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

Answer key

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

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