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A shovel is a lever. it has a handle, and one hand sets a fulcrum with the load set opposite the hand that is not the fulcrum. It might be argued that the leading edge of the shovel is a wedge making your shovel a compound machine, but that's cutting things fine.
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A shovel is what simple machine?
Lever -- load, fulcrum, force
What r 2 simple machines on a shovel?
wedge and lever
What is a simple machine with 3 simple machines in it?
A complex machine.
What kind of simple machine is a train?
A train is not a simple machine.
Is a fulcrum a simple machine?
A fulcrum is a part of a simple machine, the lever. Without the fulcrum what is left of the simple machine can no longer increase the applied force and is no longer a simple machine.
Is shovel a compound machine?
No, it is a simple machine in the form of a wedge.
What is the simple machine in the shovel?
screw driver
What type of simple machine shovel is?
Pulley
What type of simple machine is a snow shovel?
A lever.
A shovel is what simple machine?
Lever -- load, fulcrum, force
Is the spoon and fork are an examples of simple machines?
yes a shovel is the same thing as a tool because a shovel is a wedge
Is a shovel an example of a lever?
Yes, it is can be used as lever and also as a wedge in its categorization as a simple machine.
What type of simple machine is the spade?
It is a Lever and also it is a third class lever.
Is a shovel a type of simple machine?
a shovel is a first class lever. the force is applied to the handle, the soil at the end is the load and the edge that touchs the top of the soil is the fulcrum.
When was Shovel Headed Kill Machine created?
Shovel Headed Kill Machine was created on 2005-10-04.
Where is the fulcrum on a shovel?
What simple machine is the wheel based on? What do we call the “fulcrum” of a wheel?
What type of simple is a shovel?
A lever.
