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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 879 · 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.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  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 2 (c) class 3
  4. 4.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  5. 5.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, effort, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 100 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  10. 10.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  13. 13.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 110 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  17. 17.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  19. 19.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  21. 21.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  22. 22.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  23. 23.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  24. 24.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  28. 28.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  30. 30.⚖️ Which class of lever is a wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  31. 31.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  34. 34.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the fulcrum (b) far from the fulcrum (c) near the fulcrum (d) on the rock
  36. 36.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a pair of scissors 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 40 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  39. 39.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the pulley (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 80 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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