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Types of Levers Worksheet

Engineering lesson 12: Types of levers · Set 995 · 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 wheelbarrow? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  2. 2.⚖️ What is the pivot point of a lever called? (a) the axle (b) the load (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: a beam balance is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 40 cm, the fulcrum at 80 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 2 (c) class 3
  8. 8.True or false: a lemon squeezer is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Which class of lever is a broom when sweeping? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  10. 10.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of pliers? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 1 (c) class 3
  12. 12.⚖️ Which class of lever is a seesaw? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  13. 13.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 30 cm, the fulcrum at 0 cm and the load at 40 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 1 (c) class 3
  14. 14.⚖️ In a class 1 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the effort (b) the fulcrum (c) the load (d) nothing
  15. 15.True or false: your forearm is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 50 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  17. 17.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 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
  18. 18.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of scissors? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  19. 19.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  21. 21.⚖️ Which class of lever is your forearm? (a) class 3 (b) class 2 (c) class 1
  22. 22.True or false: a crowbar is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.True or false: a seesaw is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a nutcracker is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a pair of tweezers is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ Which class of lever is a lemon squeezer? (a) class 1 (b) class 2 (c) class 3
  28. 28.⚖️ In a class 3 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the fulcrum (b) the load (c) the pulley (d) the effort
  29. 29.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 0 cm, the fulcrum at 50 cm and the load at 20 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 1 (b) class 3 (c) class 2
  30. 30.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.⚖️ In a class 2 lever, what is in the middle? (a) the load (b) the axle (c) the effort (d) the fulcrum
  33. 33.True or false: a broom when sweeping is a class 2 lever (load in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 60 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 80 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 40 cm, the fulcrum at 30 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 3 (b) class 1 (c) class 2
  36. 36.⚖️ Which class of lever is a pair of tweezers? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  37. 37.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Along a straight bar, measured from the left end, the effort is at 50 cm, the fulcrum at 20 cm and the load at 10 cm. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
  39. 39.True or false: a fishing rod is a class 3 lever (effort in the middle). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a bottle opener is a class 1 lever (fulcrum in the middle). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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