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LEVERS - Coggle Diagram

- - - - For first class levers the fulcrum is in the middle and the load and the effort are on the sides, these levers are used for example: nodding in the head. See Figure 2 Column 1
    - - For second class levers the fulcrum is at the sides and the load is at the center which means that the effort is at the opposite side from the fulcrum. See Figure 2 Column 2
    - - Third class levers are the most common, the fulcrum is at the side, the effort in the middle and the load at the opposite side. One example is hitting a ball. See Figure 2 Column 3
  - - - First and Second class systems are in mechanical advantage while third class systems operate in a mechanical disadvantage
  - - - Figure 1: Visual representation of the components and function of a lever system