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No. Both are simple machines. A pulley is a wheel that will accept a rope and is use to move things; of course, the pulley has to be anchored to a stationary object. A lever is like using a screw driver through the pull tab of a Vienna sausage can, to open the lid.
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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.
How is a pulley and a lever alike?
A lever is like a handle, whereas a pulley is chain or rope
Is a pulley a lever?
yes
What class of lever is a movable pulley?
second class lever
Is a wheel barrel a wedge lever or pulley?
wedge lever
Is pulling rope holding a box an example of a pulley or a lever?
Rope usually used with a pulley. (the little round circle it's draped over) Fulcrum looks like a teeter totter with a lever as the board & is no the same thing.
Did Archimedes perfect the lever and pulley?
maybe the pulley but not the lever he invented the pulley but not the lever
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.
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.
Was Hippocrates credited for the lever and pulley?
No, The Greek Scientist who founded the Lever and Pulley is Archimedes.
How is a pulley and a lever alike?
A lever is like a handle, whereas a pulley is chain or rope
Is pliers a lever or pulley?
Pliers are a lever
Is a pulley a wedge or a lever?
wedge lever
Are bicycle gears a pulley?
lever at crank, connected by chain to lever at rear wheel
What is the difference between a lever and a pulley?
A lever is an adaptation of a stick or tree branch. A pulley is an adaptation of a wheel.
What was the first thing invented a lever a wedge a pulley a wheel a screw or a ramp?
the first thing invented was the wheel. take that people of the world.
Is a pulley a lever?
yes
