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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 984 · 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.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the effort (b) the load (c) the fulcrum (d) the axle
  2. 2.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the fulcrum (c) the effort (d) the pulley
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  4. 4.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  5. 5.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  6. 6.True or false: a beam balance is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  9. 9.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 2
  11. 11.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) nothing (c) the fulcrum (d) the effort
  12. 12.True or false: a pair of scissors is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 0 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  16. 16.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) on the rock (c) on the fulcrum (d) near the fulcrum
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  20. 20.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  21. 21.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  23. 23.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  24. 24.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  26. 26.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, fulcrum, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 3 (c) class 1
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  29. 29.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the axle (c) the load (d) the effort
  30. 30.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 70 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  35. 35.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 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
  36. 36.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  39. 39.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3

Answer key

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

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