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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 869 · 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 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the axle (d) the effort
  2. 2.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) nothing
  3. 3.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the pulley (d) the effort
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  5. 5.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  9. 9.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  13. 13.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  15. 15.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  26. 26.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the rock (b) near the fulcrum (c) far from the fulcrum (d) on the fulcrum
  27. 27.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 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
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 1
  31. 31.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  32. 32.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 40 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 0 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
  36. 36.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  39. 39.True or false: a crowbar is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

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