state the term used to describe the turning force exerted by the man pushing down on a lever to lift one end of a heavy log​

A force called the effort force is applied at one point on the lever in order to move an object, known as the resistance force, located at some other point on the lever.

The way levers work is by multiplying the effort exerted by the user. Specifically, to lift and balance an object, the effort force the user applies multiplied by its distance to the fulcrum must equal the load force multiplied by its distance to the fulcrum. Consequently, the greater the distance between the effort force and the fulcrum, the heavier a load can be lifted with the same effort force.