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Simple Machines and Levers - Coggle Diagram
Simple Machines and Levers
What is a machine
Performs some kind of task or work
Uses power to apply force or control motion
Object created by human to make work easier
6 Types of Simple Machines
Inclined Plane
Lever
Pulley
Screw
Wedge
Wheel and Axle
What's a Lever
Rigid body that is used with a pivot to multiply the effects of an applied force
Classes of Levers
First Class
Fulcrum between Load and Effort
Second Class
Load between Fulcrum and Effort
Third Class
Effort Between Fulcrum and Load
Mechanical Advantage
Force amplification achieved by use of Machine or Tool
Mechanical Advantage can be expressed in terms of the Output Force / Input Force.