Question

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 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 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 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

Answer 1

A 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**. This describes the lever principle, where you apply force at one end, and the shovel pivots around a fulcrum (the point where it contacts the ground), allowing you to lift the dirt with less effort.