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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 768 · 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.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  2. 2.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  7. 7.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  9. 9.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  16. 16.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the effort
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the pulley
  21. 21.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 2
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1
  25. 25.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  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.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (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 90 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  33. 33.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a seesaw 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 0 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  36. 36.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  38. 38.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the axle (d) the effort
  40. 40.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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