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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 776 · 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.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  2. 2.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  4. 4.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) nothing
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  7. 7.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the axle
  8. 8.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  11. 11.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  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 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  15. 15.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  19. 19.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  24. 24.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the pulley (d) the effort
  25. 25.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  26. 26.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  30. 30.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  31. 31.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  34. 34.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  37. 37.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 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 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  40. 40.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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