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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 779 · 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, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  3. 3.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  4. 4.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  5. 5.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  6. 6.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) on the fulcrum (c) near the fulcrum (d) far from the fulcrum
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  9. 9.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  14. 14.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 90 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  18. 18.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 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
  21. 21.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  24. 24.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  28. 28.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  32. 32.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the load
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the axle
  38. 38.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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