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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 848 · 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.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) nothing (d) the fulcrum
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: a seesaw is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  8. 8.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  10. 10.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the pulley (d) the fulcrum
  12. 12.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 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 30 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  15. 15.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  19. 19.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  22. 22.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  24. 24.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  25. 25.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the load
  26. 26.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  29. 29.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) near the fulcrum (c) on the fulcrum (d) on the rock
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 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 30 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1

Answer key

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

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