answersLogoWhite

0

Yes, you can stack levers, however each fulcrum is independent in the plane for which it functions.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about General Science

How efficient is a lever?

That depends where the fulcrum is. The closer the fulcrum is to the load (one-class lever), the easier.


How is a hammer pulling out a nail a 3 class lever?

A hammer is a 3rd class lever. A third class lever has a load-effort-fulcrum configuration. What is interesting about a hammer is that though the load is the head of the hammer, the effort and the fulcrum are both in the hand. What makes it a 3rd class lever is that the effort is more in the hand and fingers, while the fulcrum is closer to the base of the hand at the wrist.


Fulcrum in a sentence?

A Fulcrum is a simple machine invented by the greek mathematician Archimedes who theorized that with a large enough fulcrum one could move the Earth. As for use in a sentance? Here ya go. Archimedes used a fulcrum to lift the earth.


What class of lever is a shovel?

Generally, the point of the shovel handle is not so much as a machine to amplify the force you exert, as it is simply a way of being able to reach the ground with a scooping device, without having to bend your spine too much in order to do it. There are times, however, such as when you use a shovel to dislodge a large rock, when you could use it as a lever.


How do the three classes of levers work?

Class 1: Fulcrum in the middle: the effort is applied on one side of the fulcrum and the resistance on the other side, for example, a crowbar or a pair of scissors.Class 2: Resistance in the middle: the effort is applied on one side of the resistance and the fulcrum is located on the other side, for example, a wheelbarrow, a nutcracker, a bottle opener or the brake pedal of a car. Mechanical advantage is greater than 1.Class 3: Effort in the middle: the resistance is on one side of the effort and the fulcrum is located on the other side, for example, a pair of tweezers or the human mandible. Mechanical advantage is less than 1.

Related Questions

Do weights have to be equidistant from the fulcrum to make it even?

If you have two objects of equal weight on either end of a lever, then they must be equidistant from the fulcrum to make the lever balance.If one object weighs more than the other, then that one has to be closer to the fulcrum.


How efficient is a lever?

That depends where the fulcrum is. The closer the fulcrum is to the load (one-class lever), the easier.


Where is the fulcrum located on a class 3 lever?

In a class 3 lever, the fulcrum is located at one end, the effort is applied at the other end, and the load is in between. This type of lever is characterized by having the effort in the middle, being closer to the fulcrum than the load.


What is a point on which a lever rest?

A point where a lever rests or pivots is called the fulcrum. It is the fixed point around which the lever rotates when a force is applied to one end of it.


Where does a lever rest?

A lever rests on a fixed point called the fulcrum. It is where the lever pivots or rotates when a force is applied to one end of the lever.


Where are the effortloadand fulcrum located in a first class lever?

In a First Class lever, the fulcrum is between the effort and the load.


What part of a lever is the point where the lever rests?

The point where a lever rests is called the fulcrum. It is the fixed point around which the lever rotates when a force is applied to one end.


What is the pivot point on lever called?

The pivot point on a lever is called the fulcrum. It is the point around which the lever rotates when a force is applied to one end of the lever.


What part of a lever is the point where the lever rest?

fulcrum


How is machanical advantage calculated for a third class lever?

Mechanical advantage: Class-I lever . . . can be any positive number Class-II lever . . . always less than ' 1 ' (and more than zero) Class-III lever . . . always more than ' 1 '


What is the fixed point on a lever called?

The fixed point on a lever is called the fulcrum. It is the point around which the lever rotates when a force is applied to one of its ends. The position of the fulcrum determines the mechanical advantage of the lever system.


A lever with a mechanical advantage greater than one is used to do what?

A lever with a mechanical advantage greater than one is used to increase distance. A lever is a simple machine connected to ground by a hinge called a fulcrum.