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A hammer is a lever because when you want to remove a nail it helps to pry it out of the place.
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Is a hammer a wedge or a lever?
A hammer is considered a lever. Remember this by saying, "You can't stick a hammer under a door."
What part of a hammer is a simple machine?
it is a lever because it has the effort, fulcrum and load official
What class is a hammer?
A hammer is a class 2 lever
A claw hammer is an example of which type of machine?
the answer is lever. for a+ users
A hammer is an example of what type of simple machine?
lever
What is a claw hammer is an example of?
Um.. a hammer? Or a lever.
Is a hammer a wedge or a lever?
A hammer is considered a lever. Remember this by saying, "You can't stick a hammer under a door."
How does a hammer work as a lever?
A claw-hammer can be used to lever out nails from a plank of wood.
Is a hammer in class lever 1?
A hammer is a class 3 lever. The force, your muscle, is between the fulcrum, your elbow, and the load, the hammer.
What part of a hammer is a simple machine?
it is a lever because it has the effort, fulcrum and load official
What class is a hammer?
A hammer is a class 2 lever
What Lever class is a hammer?
It depends on which side of the hammer you're using. If you're using the claw part its a class-1 lever, but if you're using the hammer itself, it's a class-3 lever.
A claw hammer is an example of which type of machine?
the answer is lever. for a+ users
Is a claw hammer a first class lever?
it is a first class lever
A hammer that is pulling a nail out is what type of machine?
A claw hammer
Is the hammer a lever?
Depending on what you are using the hammer for. If the hammer is been used to pull up a nail then yes but if its been used to hammer in a nail then no. For something to be a lever it must have a fulcrum which the curve on the hammer works as as you try to pull out a nail.
Where is the lever of the hammer?
The lever class of a hammer depends upon its use. If the hammer is used as a claw to remove a nail, it is a first class lever. When the hammer is used to strike a nail, it is a third class lever. There are three classes of levers. The difference between the classes lies in the position of the load, the effort and the fulcrum. When the fulcrum is between the load and effort, the object is a first class lever. If the load is between the fulcrum and effort, the object is a second class lever. A third class lever places the effort between the load and the fulcrum.
