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A wheel is a wheel, but in terms of torque it can act as a lever.
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Why bike is a compound machine?
A bike is a simple machine, because it has a wheel and axle.
What simple machines are in a a bike?
A bike is compound machine.This means that it is made up of a bunch of different simple machines. Screws are used to hold the pieces together. The wheel of a bicycle is a wheel and axle. The pedals are also examples of this simple machine. The pedals are attached to a lever that turns a pulley. The gear shifts and brake handles are levers.
Is a wheel really a lever?
No a wheel is a different type of machine from a lever.
Is wheel and axle a first class lever?
No. Depending on how you use the wheel and axle changes what type of lever it is. If the wheel is turning the axle it is a second class lever. If the axle is changing the wheel, it is a third class lever.
Is a wheel chair a lever?
NO A WHEEL CHAIR IS A WHEEL AND AXEL WHAT I WAS ASKING WAS: IS A CHAIR A LEVER ..stupid thing
What kind of simple machine is a bike pedal?
A wedge A lever An argument for this answer: A wedge (the tines of the fork can wedge their way into food) A lever (The round portion of the fork can be used as the fulcrum and then the fork can be used as a lever, just like the claw of a hammer--the thing on the back of a hammer used to pry nails out)
Is a lever a doornob?
No.It is not a lever ,It is a wheel and axle.
Which other simple machine is a wheel and axle most like?
The lever. Wheels work the same way that a lever does in that a wheel is like the outer end of the lever...
What type of lever is a steering wheel?
first class lever
Is a wheel barrel a wedge lever or pulley?
wedge lever
Is their a lever on a bike?
Yes. A bike will have several levers. The crank arms are levers, the brake levers are levers, the shifters are levers, the handle bar is a lever.
How do you attach a wheel to a schwinn mark iii bike?
Can't find a schwinn mark III bicycle, only schwinn mark III bike trailers. They seem to have quick release hubs. QR hubs have a skewer running straight through the axle, with a nut on one end and a lever on the other. Pop the wheel in, turn the nut until it's just beginning to take tension, then close the lever.
