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why are screw and wedge called incline plane?

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Q: Why are screw and wedge called incline plane?
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What are facts about screw?

The screw is ONE of the SIX simple machines. The screw itself it made up of an incline plane, with a wedge at its tip.


What type of simple machine is a screw-?

A screw is an example of the simple machine known as a wedge.


Simple machine that starts with I?

Inclined plane. One of the six; screw, wedge, incline plane, pulley, wheel and axle, and lever.


Is a wedge like an inclined plane?

Yes a wedge is an incline plane.


Why is a chisel an incline plane?

An incline plane is a wedge or ramp. When you look at a chisel you'll notice it is wedge shaped at the tip so it can cut. A knife is also an incline plane.


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.


How is a wedge similar to an incline plane?

yes it is


Is a wedge a third class lever?

A wedge is not a lever but an incline plane.


Why a wedge is in the incline plane family?

A wedge (EX:a ramp) has an inclined plane as one of its faces.


A wheel and axle a screw an inclined plane a lever a pulley and a wedge are all examples of?

An example for a screw is a lightbulb,an example of a pulley is a flag,an example of a incline plane is a slide,the part of the stick from a shovel,wheel and axle is a well,wedge an axe.


Is the handle of a knife a lever wedge or incline plane?

yes


Can binder be used as a wedge?

can a binder be used as a incline plane