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   ocr: GLOSSARY MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE Mechanical advantage compares the effort put into a machine to the load the machine moves. Machines such as levers and pulley systems can give you a mechanical advantage by 1 increasing the distance moved by - your effort compared to the distance moved by the load. SEE ALSO