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Levers Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a lever?

a)

A lever is a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar that rotates around a fixed point called a fulcrum.

b)

A lever is a type of pulley.

c)

A lever is a type of screwdriver.

d)

A lever is a type of inclined plane.

2.

What are the three types of levers?

a)

first-class lever, second-class lever, and third-class lever

b)

fulcrum, load, effort

c)

fixed, movable, inclined

d)

mechanical, electrical, hydraulic

3.

In which type of lever is the fulcrum located between the effort and the load?

a)

First-class lever

b)

Third-class lever

c)

Fourth-class lever

d)

Second-class lever

4.

Give an example of a first-class lever.

a)

Bottle opener

b)

Pulley system

c)

See-saw

d)

Scissors

5.

In which type of lever is the load located between the fulcrum and the effort?

a)

second-class lever

b)

first-class lever

c)

third-class lever

d)

fourth-class lever

6.

Give an example of a second-class lever.

a)

Scissors

b)

Pliers

c)

Nutcracker

d)

Wheelbarrow

7.

In which type of lever is the effort located between the fulcrum and the load?

a)

Type 2 lever

b)

Type 4 lever

c)

Type 1 lever

d)

Type 3 lever

8.

Give an example of a third-class lever.

a)

Pair of tweezers

b)

Crowbar

c)

Scissors

d)

Wrench

9.

Simple machines change the size and __________ of forces.

a)

color

b)

direction

c)

work

d)

property

10.

The pivot point of a lever is called the _________.

a)

load

b)

bar

c)

effort

d)

fulcrum

11.

Which of the following is not a lever?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which of the following is not an example of a ramp? (inclined plane)

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

A prosthetic arm is an example of a _________.

a)

ramp

b)

screw

c)

pulley

d)

lever

14.

How many simple machines are there?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

12

15.

The mass lifted by the lever is called ______________.

a)

lever arm

b)

fulcrum

c)

effort

d)

load

16.

The force needed to move the load is called the ___________________.

a)

Newtons

b)

effort

c)

spring scale

d)

load

17.

Of the choices below, which is NOT a way that levers can help us?

a)

lift loads

b)

move loads

c)

build loads

d)

make work easier

18.

The closer the load is to the fulcrum, the _________ it is to lift the load.

a)

easier

b)

harder

19.

What should you do to reduce the amount of effort needed to lift

something using a first class lever?

a)

Move the fulcrum to the middle of the lever

b)

Move the fulcrum closer to the load

c)

Move the fulcrum closer to the effort

d)

Move the load closer to the effort

20.
What is definition of the effort?
a)
The fixed point or pivot
b)
The point where the force is applied 
c)
The point where the weight/resistance is coming from