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Lever Language
Description of lever terms
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| fulcrum | pivot point of a lever arm |
| lever | a bar, free to pivot around a point, used to move a load |
| load | the resistance of weight |
| effort | force applied to a simple machine to move load |
| Type or Class 1 lever | effort--fulcrum--load |
| Type or Class 2 lever | effort--load--fulcrum |
| Type or Class 3 lever | fulcrum--effort--load |
| Hockey stick | Example of Type 3 lever |
| Scissors | Example of Type 1 lever |
| Wheelbarrow | Example of Type 2 lever |
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