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Simple Machines, load arm - Coggle Diagram
Simple Machines
terms
Weight to be lifted or moved
Distance between the load and the fulcrum
Fixed point about which the lever moves
force to be applied
Distance between the effort and the fulcrum
Advantages
Avoids dangerous tasks
You can apply force at one convenient point and it will produce effects at some other point
Less effort is applied
Changes the direction of the force
Pulley
Single fixed pulley
Single movable pulley
Lever
Second Class Lever
Third Class Lever
First Class Lever
Law of levers
Load x Load Arm = Effort x Effort Arm
Screw
Wheel and Axle
Inclined Planes
Wedge
Device that makes work easier with less effort
load arm