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Turning on a pivot

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define lever

(a)  

2.

Define fulcrum

(a)  

3.

Define load

(a)  

4.

Is pivot and fulcrum same?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

When the fulcrum is placed in the middle, it is called pivot. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What did Archimedes contribute?

(a)  

7.

What are the 3 types of levers?

a)

There is no such thing as that

b)

1st class lever

c)

2nd class lever

d)

3rd class lever

e)

All of the above 3

8.

Can I say an example of 1st class lever is see-saw and scissor?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

Can I say an example of 2nd class lever is hockey stick?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

What type of lever is this?

a)

1st class

b)

2nd class

c)

3rd class

d)

None of the above

11.

Define moments

a)

Turning effect produced by a force around the fulcrum

b)

walking from 1 place to another

c)

A very brief period of time

d)

It is another name for fulcrum

12.

What is the formula to find moment of force?

(a)  

13.

State the law of moments

(a)  

14.

Who discovered the law of moments?

a)

Archemides

b)

JJ Thomson

c)

Newton

d)

Otto Von Guericke

e)

Whoever discovered that