A shovel performs several different functions. One of these is that it gives mechanical advantage as a lever. When does it act like a lever? (1 point)

Question

when you push the shovel downward into the dirt and a small force allows you to push down into the dirt easily when you push the shovel downward into the dirt and a small force allows you to push down into the dirt easily when the soil is lifted with the dirt at the end of the shovel and a lifting force at the handle when the soil is lifted with the dirt at the end of the shovel and a lifting force at the handle when the shovel is in the dirt and you push down against the end of the shovel, making it pivot when the shovel is in the dirt and you push down against the end of the shovel, making it pivot when you step up onto the shovel with both feet to use your body weight

Answer 1

A shovel acts like a lever when you push down against the end of the shovel, making it pivot. This occurs when you insert the shovel into the ground and apply a force at the handle while the other end pivots around a point (the edge of the shovel in the dirt). Therefore, among the options provided, the correct answer is:

when the shovel is in the dirt and you push down against the end of the shovel, making it pivot.