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Levers Simple Machines

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
3. Which type of lever is this?
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
2.
6. What kind of lever is this?
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
3.

What type of lever

a)

First Class Lever

b)

Second Class Lever

c)

Third Class Lever

4.

What class lever does this picture show?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

5.

Which lever would be the easiest to lift the load?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

6.
WHAT ARE THE 3 MAIN PARTS OF A LEVER?
a)
FOOT, EFFORT, REPORT
b)
FULCRUM, STRUCTURE, EFFORT
c)
FULCRUM, EFFORT, LOAD
7.
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. 
8.
Which type of lever would be in this image?
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
9.
Levers make work ________.
a)
Harder
b)
Easier
c)
Alright
d)
OK
10.
This baseball pitcher is demonstrating which type of lever at the shoulder?
a)
1st class
b)
2nd class
c)
3rd class
d)
4th class
11.
In second class lever, the load is between the fulcrum and _______.
a)
Load
b)
Effort
c)
Stone
12.
A see saw is an example of a:
a)
1st class lever
b)
2nd class lever
c)
3rd class lever
13.
A wheelbarrow is an example of a:
a)
1st class lever
b)
2nd class lever
c)
3rd class lever
14.

Which of the following is the definition of a 'lever'?

a)

Double inclined plane that moves through another object

b)

Simple machine that uses less effort over a longer distance

c)

A simple machine made of a beam and fulcrum

d)

Spiral shaped inclined plane that's designed to cut through another substance

15.

There are _____________ types of levers

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

16.

What is effort (input) force?

a)

the force one exerts on a machine

b)

the force which an effort force must overcome in order to do work on an object via a simple machine.

c)

the force the machine exerts on a object

d)

the output work times the input distance

17.
If the weight of the block is 10N, how much force does one have to apply to lift it using this pulley (MA=2)?
a)
2N
b)
5N
c)
10N
d)
15N
18.
if a load of a lever is 100 newtons and the force you apply is 20 newtons, what is your mechanical advantage?
a)
120 N
b)
5 N
c)
2000 N
d)
80 N
19.
The amount by which a machine multiplies input force is known as the 
a)
work.
b)
power.
c)
output force.
d)
mechanical advantage.
20.

Which of the lever would it take less force to lift?

a)

Lever A

b)

Lever B