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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 99 · 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 crowbar? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  2. 2.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  3. 3.⚖️ Which class of lever is a bottle opener? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  4. 4.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: load, fulcrum, effort. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  5. 5.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  6. 6.True or false: a pair of pliers is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  8. 8.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  9. 9.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) nothing (c) the fulcrum (d) the load
  10. 10.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  11. 11.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  12. 12.True or false: a pair of kitchen tongs is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Which class of lever is a nutcracker? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  14. 14.⚖️ To lift a heavy rock with a crowbar more easily, push … (a) far from the fulcrum (b) near the fulcrum (c) on the rock (d) on the fulcrum
  15. 15.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  16. 16.⚖️ Which class of lever is a beam balance? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  17. 17.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  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 60 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  19. 19.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 10 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  21. 21.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  23. 23.True or false: a seesaw is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the axle
  25. 25.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the pulley (c) the load (d) the effort
  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 0 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  29. 29.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of kitchen tongs? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  31. 31.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the fulcrum (b) the effort (c) the axle (d) the load
  32. 32.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 70 cm, the fulcrum at 90 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  33. 33.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 10 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 60 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 20 cm, the fulcrum at 40 cm and the load at 30 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 20 cm, the fulcrum at 70 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  40. 40.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 100 cm and the load at 30 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2

Answer key

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

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