Question

Draw a labelled diagram of a class II lever. Give one example of such a lever.

Answer 1

Class 2 lever

A Class 2 lever has the load between the effort and the fulcrum. In this type of lever, the movement of the load is in the same direction as that of the effort. Note that the length of the effort arm goes all the way to the fulcrum and is always greater than the length of the load arm in a class 2 lever.

Class 2 lever

The load in a class 2 lever moves in the same direction as the effort.

Examples

Examples of Class 2 levers include:

• Wheelbarrow
• Crowbar
• Nut cracker

Wheelbarrow is Class 2 lever