The shovel acts like a lever when the shovel is in the dirt and you push down against the end of the shovel, making it pivot. In this situation, the handle of the shovel serves as the fulcrum, and the force applied at the handle allows you to lift the dirt at the end of the shovel more easily.
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) Responses 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 you step up onto the shovel with both feet to use your body weight when you step up onto the shovel with both feet to use your body weight 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 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 Skip to navigation
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