Simple Machines and Levers

What are the 3 MAIN COMPONENTS of a lever?

• FOOT, EFFORT, REPORT

• FULCRUM, STRUCTURE, EFFORT

• FULCRUM, EFFORT, LOAD

Which type of lever is this?

• First Class Lever

• Second Class Lever

• Third Class Lever

What kind of lever is this?

• First Class Lever

• Second Class Lever

• Third Class Lever

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Which type of lever would be in this image?

• First Class Lever

• Second Class Lever

• Third Class Lever

Identify the different parts of the lever

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e

f

Load arm

Effort arm

Resistance arm

User arm

Fulcrum

Pivot

This is an example of...

• 1st Class Lever

• 2nd Class Lever

• 3rd Class Lever

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1st and 2nd class levers are ____ while 3rd class levers are _____

• Force multipliers, speed multipliers

• Speed multipliers,force multipliers

• Force multipliers, force multipliers

• Speed multipliers, speed multipliers

A wheelbarrow is an example of a:

• 1st class lever

• 2nd class lever

• 3rd class lever

The nutcracker is the example of .......................

• First Class of lever

• Second Class of lever

• Third Class of lever

• Fourth Class of lever

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Levers make work ________.

• Harder

• Easier

• Alright

• OK