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is a simple machine that has a bar that pivots at a fixed point called a fulcrum.
Lever
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has the fulcrum in the middle or between.
first class levers
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True or false Second class levers is between the fulcrum and the input force.
true
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Any prop or support
Fulcrum
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True or False Depending on the location of the fulcrum first class levers can be used to increase force or distance.
true
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Second class levers DO change the direction of input force.
false
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Scientific name for the weight you want an object to move
Output force
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Name an example of first class levers
scissors
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Any type of force which has been exerted onto anything.
input Force
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Name an example of first class levers
see saw
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