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How is a pulley a lever?
A pulley has an axle or pivot just like a lever has a fulcrum. Just as a lever tilts across a fulcrum and the fulcrum bears all the weight, a pulley rotates around its pivot/axle the same way. So in essence, a pulley is a lever wrapped into a wheel, with its fulcrum in the center.
Does a lever pivot on a fulcrum or an axle?
fulcrum
How is a pulley like a lever?
A pulley has an axle or pivot just like a lever has a fulcrum. Just as a lever tilts across a fulcrum and the fulcrum bears all the weight, a pulley rotates around its pivot/axle the same way. So in essence, a pulley is a lever wrapped into a wheel, with its fulcrum in the center.
Is a potter's wheel wheel and axle?
Yes, it is a wheel and axle.
What is the IMA of a wheel and axle?
The IMA of a wheel and axle is the radius of wheel divided by the radius of the axle.
What does the wheel turn on a wheel and an axle?
The wheel generally turns the axle.
Is a pully a wheel and axle?
A pulley is a wheel but not an axle.
What is the mechanical advantage of a wheel and axle?
The mechanical advantage of a wheel and axle is the ratio of the radius of the wheel to the radius of the axle.
What is the answer to a wheel and axle?
There is no specific answer to a wheel and axle. A wheel and axle is actually defined as a lever that spins. Generally, the wheel rotates around the axle for the proper usage of certain machines.
What type of simple machine is ferris wheel?
It is a wheel and axle
Is a screw a wheel and axle?
No...a screw is really an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder
Would a funnel be a wheel and axle or screw?
Wheel and axle
