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Levers - focus on First Class

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An example of a lever is a ...
a)
pulley
b)
bicycle 
c)
scissors 
d)
screw 
2.
For a lever to be a first class lever the fulcrum needs to be ..
a)
between the load and the effort
b)
on one side and the load and effort on the other side 
c)
on the same side as the load arm. 
3.

When you kick a ball the fulcrum is your ..

a)

foot

b)

ball

c)

head

d)

hip or knee

4.
If the fulcrum is closer to the effort, it will take 
a)
more force to lift the load
b)
less force to lift the load
c)
equal force to the lift the load
d)
no force to life the load 
5.
In a first class lever, the _____ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
6.
Which of these is not part of the lever?
a)
Object
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Lever
7.
The force placed on the simple machine to move the load is called the ____.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Lever
8.
Simple machines allow us to do less work.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
9.
What is the fixed point around which a lever is free to turn?
a)
fulcrum
b)
resistance
c)
effort
d)
lever
10.
3. Which type of lever is this?
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
11.
WHAT ARE THE 3 MAIN PARTS OF A LEVER?
a)
FOOT, EFFORT, REPORT
b)
FULCRUM, STRUCTURE, EFFORT
c)
FULCRUM, EFFORT, LOAD
12.
Levers make work ________.
a)
Harder
b)
Easier
c)
Alright
d)
OK
13.

What class lever is a pair of scissors?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

14.

In a simple machine, what is the effort?

a)

the force needed to move the load

b)

the distance the load travels

c)

the mass lifted by a system

d)

the object being moved

15.

In a class 1 lever system, what happens to the effort when the load moves away from the fulcrum?

a)

effort decreases

b)

effort increases

c)

effort stays the same

d)

effort changed direction

16.

"Force" is to "effort" as "weight" is to _________ .

a)

Load

b)

Fulcrum

c)

Distance

d)

Lever

17.

A claw hammer becomes a curved lever when it is used to pull out a nail. At what point in the diagram would you label the load?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

The load is not in the picture at all.

18.

The further away the effort is from the fulcrum, the ________ it is to lift the load.

a)

easier

b)

harder

19.
A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
work
20.
____ is done when a force is applied over a distance.
a)
energy
b)
work
c)
force