Use the image of a person lifting a boulder with a lever to answer the question.

Question

An illustration shows a man using a stick and a small rock as a lever to lift a large rock.

Where is the fulcrum in this situation?

(1 point)
Responses

It is the point where the bar touches the boulder.
It is the point where the bar touches the boulder.

It is the point where the bar touches the smaller rock.
It is the point where the bar touches the smaller rock.

It is the point where the boulder touches the ground.
It is the point where the boulder touches the ground.

It is the point where the person’s hands push down on the bar.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It is the point where the bar touches the smaller rock.

In a lever system, the fulcrum is the point about which the lever pivots, and in this case, that would be where the stick (lever) rests on the smaller rock.