Question

Name the levers mentioned in the following passage. Identify the fulcrum, load and effort of each and say which type of lever it is.
Ravi and Savita sit on a sea-saw in a garden. In the mean time, a gardener is trimming trees in the garden. He puts the leaves and other garbage in the wheelbarrow. Later, Ravi gets thirsty and he buys lemon sherbet. The sherbet seller cuts the lemon and squeezes it using a lemon squeezer. He puts small pieces of ice in the glass with the help of the tongs

Answer 1

Levers mentioned in the passage are:
(a) Sea-saw: It is a first order lever.

(b) Wheel barrow: It is a second order lever.

(c) Lemon squeezer: It is a second order lever.