1.
Advantage: a gain in effort as a result of using a simple machine
2.
Class-1 Lever: A lever in which the fulcrum is between the load and the effort.
3.
Class-2 Lever: A lever in which the load is between the fulcrum and the effort.
4.
Class-3 Lever: A lever in which the effort is between the fulcrum and the load.
5.
Directional Advantage: A change in the direction that results from passing a rope through a pulley.
6.
Double Lever: A machine that uses two levers working together. For example: scissors or tin snips.
7.
Effort: The force applied to move a load using the simple machine.
8.
Fixed Pulley: A pulley attached in position above a load to be lifted.
9.
Force: A push or pull.
10.
Fulcrum: The point at which a lever arm pivots.
11.
Lever: A beam, free to pivot around a point, used to move a load.
12.
Lever Arm: A beam, free to pivot around a point.
13.
Load: The weight or resistance that is moved using a simple machine
14.
Mechanical Advantage: A ratio of the load or resistance to the effort or force.
15.
Newton: The metric unit used to measure force.
16.
Pulley: A wheel with a grooved rim in which a rope can run to change the direction of the pull and so life a load.
17.
Resistance: An opposing force tending to prevent motion.
18.
Simple Machine: Any of six elementary devices (including levers and pulleys) that provide mechanical or other advantage