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No...a screw is really an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo, a screw is not a wheel and axle. In terms of a simple machine, a screw is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder.
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∙ 14y agoA fulcrum is not aturning point but a support in a share force structure.
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∙ 11y agofulcrum is a pivot point of a lever
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What type of simple machine is a drawer?
a drawer is a lever
Is a crank a wheel and axle?
Yes It is. The wheel is where you hold and the axle is the part where it is conected to the object.
Why is it important that the diameter of the wheel be greater than the diameter of the axle in a wheel and axle?
because the wheel turns through a much greater distance than the axle.but the smaller turn of the axle is more powerful.witten by-brenda v.=========================Answer #2:-- The fact that the wheel turns through a greater distance that the axle doesis a result, not a cause, of the wheel being bigger than the axle.-- The axle is not more powerful than the wheel. Ignoring losses, they must bothhave the same power. The axle's force is greater than the wheel's force, but to payfor it, the axle must turn through greater distance. Same as all the lever stuff.-- The diameter of the wheel needs to be greater than the diameter of the axleonly if you'd prefer not to have the axle scrape on the ground.
What type of simple machine is a car jack?
Wheel and axle could be the type of simple machines because it has a wheel for it could advance to the front and to the back, and what the axle do is that is making the wheel move and its at the bottom of the toy car or any car
What is the mechanicatage advantage of a wheel and axle when the wheel has a diameter of 15 inchesand the axle has a diameter of 3 inches?
the mechanical advantage is noting
Would a funnel be a wheel and axle or screw?
Wheel and axle
Is a skateboard a simple or compound machine?
The skateboard have wheel & axle and screw, the wheel is obvious the wheel and the axle is the truck and i think the screw is the hardware.
What simple machine is a bottle cap?
wheel and axle
Is a wheel and axle like a screw?
Yes because you twist the screw and with a wheel you also twist it
The compound machine that has a wheel an axle an a screw is?
A rotary sugar crusher is an example of a compound machine that has a wheel and an axle.
Is screw driver a wedge or a wheel and axle?
If used properly, a screwdriver is a wheel and axle combination. If you use it to pry things, it can be a lever and if you pound it into something it serves as a wedge. A screw is a wedge with an incline plane.
What type of lever is a paperclip?
screw and wheel and axle A screw or a twisted inclined plane seems to be the answer you seek.
What are two simple machines in a luggage cart?
wheel and axle and screw
Is a screw driver a wheel and axle?
No, a wheel and axle consists of two different circular pieces of different sizes. The larger circular piece is the wheel in the system, and the smaller circular piece is the axle.
What is the names if all the simple machine?
The Pulley is one of them. Wheel and axle. lever. screw. wedge. inclined plane.
How is a fan a simple machines?
1. wedge 2. wheel and axle 3. lever (the thing you pull to turn it on) thanks for reading
What are six simple machines?
The original six are the lever, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw, and pulley.
