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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 795 · 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: load, effort, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  2. 2.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  4. 4.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  7. 7.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the pulley (d) the load
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  10. 10.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the fulcrum (b) on the rock (c) far from the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 60 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 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  13. 13.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 100 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  16. 16.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  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.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  21. 21.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) nothing (d) the effort
  22. 22.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  25. 25.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  26. 26.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  28. 28.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the effort
  32. 32.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  34. 34.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  39. 39.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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