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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 903 · 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 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) nothing (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the effort
  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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  7. 7.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  11. 11.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  12. 12.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  15. 15.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the pulley (b) the effort (c) the load (d) the fulcrum
  21. 21.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  23. 23.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  24. 24.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a crowbar is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the axle (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the load
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  33. 33.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the axle (d) the fulcrum
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 90 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
  37. 37.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs 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 40 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  39. 39.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

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