yes, the tooth is a wedge. a wedge is basically 2 or more inclined planes that meet in a sharp point and break through objects or materials. So, if you think closely, out teeth have inclined planes that come and meet in a reasonably sharp point and break through the food...Grade 8 science btw
Penguins do not have teeth, they have beaks.
No stingrays do not have teeth. But vaccum-like mouths that suck small crusations like Shrimp inyo their mouths. No stingrays do not have teeth. But vaccum-like mouths that suck small crusations like Shrimp inyo their mouths.
Seal teeth look very similar to dog teeth in that they are sharp and curved. You can see pictures of seal teeth online at National Geographic.
4 diffrent teeth rats have! By Olaf Klos
Becase your teeth split food in half like a wedge.
your teeth
If you think about this, you can figure it out. What shape is a shark's tooth? It's a triangle, right? What machine is a triangle shape? The only simple machine that looks like a triangle is a wedge.
It is a wedge.
The body part shaped like a wedge is your incisors ( the kind that look like shrake teeth) !
they split food in half, like metal wedges do to wood.
a WEDGE!
Teeth could be considered wedges. They have a similar shape and function. Note that an incisor is exactly like a wedge, but each molar has several points, and each point functions like a wedge.
One good example of wedge that is found in the human body are our teeth. Wedges are kinds of simple machine that is made up of two inclined planes, which is also one of the simple machines. Wedges have sharp edges like our teeth which helps us to grind our food.
When YOU bite down on something, the wedge shape OF your front teeth produces enough force to break it into pieces, just as an ax splits a log
Because your teeth splits food into pieces, just as metal wedges does to wood.
Your teeth are examples of wedges because they split pieces of food apart when they chew.