Levers and Pulleys Test Review

A gain in effort or distance, or a change in direction resulting from the use of a simple machine.

• Newton

• Effort

• Simple Machine

• Advantage

The force applied to a lever in order to move a load.

• Newton

• Effort

• Fulcrum

• Load

The point at which a lever arm pivots.

• Lever

• Load

• Effort

• Fulcrum

A bar or beam, free to pivot around a point, used to move a load.

• Lever Arm

• Class 1 lever

• Pulley

• Simple Machine

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The resistance or weight that is moved using a lever.

• Effort

• Newton

• Load

• Force

A metric unit, used to measure force.

• Power

• Effort

• Class 2 lever

• Newton

A lever in which the fulcrum is between the load and the effort.

• Class 2 lever

• Class 1 lever

• Class 3 lever

A lever in which the load is in between the fulcrum and the effort.

• Class 2 lever

• Class 1 lever

• Class 3 lever

A lever in which the effort is between the fulcrum and the load.

• Class 2 lever

• Class 1 lever

• Class 3 lever

A drawing that explains the relationship of the parts of the system.

• Diagram

• Pulley

• Lever

• Simple Machine