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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 957 · 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.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  2. 2.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  4. 4.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  9. 9.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 100 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  14. 14.True or false: your forearm is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the pulley (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  16. 16.True or false: a beam balance is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  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 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  21. 21.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, load, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  23. 23.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  27. 27.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 80 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  30. 30.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) near the fulcrum (b) on the rock (c) on the fulcrum (d) far from the fulcrum
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  34. 34.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  35. 35.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  37. 37.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) the axle
  40. 40.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) nothing (c) the effort (d) the load

Answer key

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

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