Types of Levers Worksheet
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.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 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
- 2.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 3.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 4.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
- 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
- 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
- 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 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
- 8.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, effort, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
- 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 12.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
- 13.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the load
- 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 18.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 21.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) nothing
- 22.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) on the rock (c) near the fulcrum (d) on the fulcrum
- 23.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 24.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
- 25.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 26.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
- 29.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
- 30.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
- 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 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
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 100 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
- 39.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
- 40.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the pulley
Answer key
- class 3
- class 1
- class 2
- False
- class 1
- class 1
- class 2
- class 3
- class 1
- class 3
- class 3
- False
- the load
- class 2
- class 2
- False
- class 3
- False
- class 1
- class 3
- the fulcrum
- far from the fulcrum
- class 1
- True
- class 1
- class 1
- class 2
- class 1
- the fulcrum
- False
- class 1
- class 3
- class 1
- class 3
- class 1
- False
- class 3
- class 3
- class 1
- the effort
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