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Force and Work Unit Test
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Question
Use the image of a person lifting a boulder with a lever to answer the 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 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 bar touches the boulder.
It is the point where the bar touches the boulder.

It is the point where the person’s hands push down on the bar.
It is the point where the person’s hands push down on the bar.
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Answer 1

In this situation, the fulcrum is the point where the bar (the lever) touches the smaller rock. The fulcrum is the pivot point around which the lever rotates. Therefore, the correct response is:

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