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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 978 · 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 seesaw? (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 3 (c) class 1
  3. 3.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the axle (d) the effort
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  6. 6.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) on the fulcrum (b) far from the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) near the fulcrum
  7. 7.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  9. 9.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 70 cm. 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, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  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 1 (c) class 3
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  14. 14.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  15. 15.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the axle (d) the load
  17. 17.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  20. 20.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the pulley (d) the effort
  25. 25.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) nothing (d) the effort
  26. 26.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a fishing rod? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  30. 30.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  31. 31.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a crowbar? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  34. 34.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  37. 37.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  40. 40.True or false: your forearm is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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