Sounds like a lever.
Pivot
Pully
wheel and axel. that's the answer for it on study island.
fulcrum
a lever
it can also be used as a lever, in which the ruler would be supported by the fulcrum, or the pivot point
The stairs alone are not. A lever is a simple machine that is used to lift an object up easier because instead of pulling up against gravity you are pushing down with it but still lifting the same weight. A lever needs to have a pivot point which stairs don't have. This pivot point is called the fulcrum. Stairs are actually considered an incline plane, another type of simple machine.
A lever is a simple machine but it is made out of a stiff bar that moves freely around a fixed point.
A lever is a simple machine but it is made out of a stiff bar that moves freely around a fixed point.
wheel and axel. that's the answer for it on study island.
The stiff rod to which you are referring is a LEVER. The pivot point is the Fulcrum.
a lever
lever
Scissors are a simple machine. A simple machine makes work easier to do. (not hard work) What type of simple machine are they? They are a lever. Levers have fulcrums or pivot points. The pivot point of the scissors are the crossing section.
A lever.
fulcrum
Lever
A stiff rod that rotates around a pivot point is called a lever. It is a type of simple machine that is used to help move a heavy or firmly fixed load.
a lever