1 Answer each question. Please note: you can answer each question only once. When you've answered a question, you can go to the next question. You can scroll back to see your answers. Good luck! Why can you apply more force using pliers than with just your hand? The pliers jaws have serrated teeth. Pliers make use of leverage. Pliers are made of steel.

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1 Answer each question. Please note: you can answer each question only once. When you've answered a question, you can go to the next question. You can scroll back to see your answers. Good luck! Why can you apply more force using pliers than with just your hand? The pliers jaws have serrated teeth. Pliers make use of leverage. Pliers are made of steel.

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The ability to apply more force with pliers rather than with just your hand is because pliers utilize the principle of leverage which magnifies your hand's force.

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## Step 1: Identify the principle at work. In this case, the principle of levers is being utilized by the pliers to amplify the force applied by your hand. ## Step 2: Understand the role of the pliers. The handles of the pliers act as one arm of the lever and the jaws as the other. The pivot point, or the fulcrum, is where one applies force. ## Step 3: Recognize the effect of the lever. Because the handle of the pliers (where you apply your force) is longer than the jaws of the pliers (where the amplified force is applied), it allows for the force at the jaws of the pliers to be significantly greater than that applied by your hand at the handles. ## Step 4: Discern the relevance of the other options. The statements "The pliers jaws have serrated teeth" and "Pliers are made of steel," while true, do not directly answer why you can apply more force using pliers than with just your hand.

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