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Simple Machine and Levers - Coggle Diagram
Simple Machine and Levers
Levers (A rigid bar that pivots around a fixed point (Fulcrum) to move a load
Effort (Input Force)
Load (Output force or Resistance)
Fulcrum (Pivot Point)
Functions
Multiply Force
Change Direction of a Force
Reduce Effort
Increase Distance or Speed
Classes of Levers
Class 2 Lever - Load Between fulcrum and effort
Class 3 lever - Effort between fulcrum and load
Class 1 Lever - Fulcrum between load and effort
Types of Simple Machines
Wheel and Axle
Screw
Pulley
Wedge
Incline Plane
Lever
Simple Machines - Devices that make work easier by changing the magnitude or direction of a force.