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What is a Lever?
A lever is a simple machine.  A lever is a board or bar that rests on a turning point.  This turning point is called the fulcrum.  An object that a lever moves is called the load.  The closer the object is to the fulcrum, the easier it is to move.

An example of a lever being used to move a rock.  The rock is the load.  The place that the board rests on is called the fulcrum.  Using this lever makes the work of moving the rock a lot easier. 


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