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It's not often that someone actaully asks a really interesting question wikianswers.
A TV show back in the very early 90s called "Eureka" which was designed for highschool students went into some good detail about the incline plane and the leaver.
Very briefly, there are two devices which are the mother and father of all machinery in the world. These are:
Incline plane
The Leaver
All machinery that exists today can be traced back to the basic use of the incline plane and the leaver. It is argued that there are 6 simple machines: Leaver, Inclined Plane, Wheel & Axis, Pully, Wedge and the Screw, but 4 out of these 6 are actually derived from the leaver and inclined plane:
wheel & Pulley: Based on a leaver system, leavering a 360 angel.
Screw & wedge: Both incline planes.
Generally speaking, the most basic description, for the most basic use of an incline plane is:
An incline plane allows you to more affectively use the energy required to raise or lower an object.
Unfortunately, overall, an Incline Plane is not very simple in it's every day use, because of the fact that so many devices are derived from it. Some of the objects used in every day use that are based on an incline plane are:
Ramps: used to help reduce the amount of energy exerted in one go when moving an object to a higher point.
Funnel: a curved incline plane used to help move a large amount of material through a small gap.
Knife Blades, Saws and Chisels: Inclined planes used to help reduce the direct force required to split an object open/cut an object open.
Drills and Screws: Incline planes wrapped around a central spire to cut through material at an angel to reduce the direct force that would be required if cutting straight up and down.
What else can I help you with?
How do inclined planes work?
Inclined Planes allow heavy objects to be moved up or down using less effort over a greater distance.
What are some examples of incline planes?
Some examples of inclined planes are kicker ramps used in skateboarding. Another example of an inclined plane is an angled driveway. The sides of a pyramid make inclined planes.
What kind of simple machine is a ramp?
inclined plainA ramp is an example of an inclined plane(:A ramp is an inclined planeincline planeA ramp belongs under the simple machine category of inclined planes. Inclined planes are sloping or slanting in figure which allows less effort to be exerted or applied, making work easier. The ramp has one end raised up to help raise an object, rather pushing a certain object than lifting it. Other examples of inclined planes other than the ramp are the stairs. When two inclined planes are put back to back, another simple machine called the wedge.
Are inclined planes straight up and down?
no they are leaning which is why they are called inclined planes
What do you trade to get force to help you lift things with inclined planes?
time and distance.
What are adjectives for inclined planes?
slanted,easier work, simple machine,and force
How are inclined planes different from screws?
Inclined planes are flat surfaces that are angled to help lift objects with less force, while screws are inclined planes wrapped around a cylinder. The primary difference is that screws also have threads that allow them to fasten objects together by rotating into a material.
How can an inclined plane help move object?
Inclined planes have gravity to help them if the object is to be moved down the plane. If they are flat planks on inclined planes, they could be used with fulcrums to move them (like a "teeter totter") That's how they built the pyramids. Billy-carts roll down an incline plane
What machine belong to the inclined family?
Machines in the inclined family include inclined planes, wedge, screw, and roller. These machines use an inclined surface to help reduce the force needed to move an object.
What is some inclined planes you use everyday?
Some inclined planes would be a wheelchair ramp, or a binder.
What kind of inclined plane are there?
There are many kinds of inclined planes. Some examples are: driveways, slide, and a ramp. There are many kinds of inclined planes. Some examples are: driveways, slide, and a ramp.
Who is a scientist who contributed to inclined planes?
The inclined plane is one of the "five simple machines" known from antiquity.Some people who contributed to the science of inclined planes are:Heron of AlexandriaGalileo GalileiDid the Greek philosopher Archimedes contribute to inclined planes?
