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A wheelbarrow is a complex machine: it incorporates a wheel and the handles form a lever. (That's not considering details like screws to hold it together--primitive wheelbarrows didn't have screws).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt isn't. A wheel is only a "wheel and axle" if it has an axle fixed to the wheel so that a mechanical advantage can be obtained to apply mechanical force. The wheel on a wheelbarrow only reduces friction by rolling instead of sliding a load.
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∙ 10y agoThe handle of an egg beater is the axle, it turns a wheel, which in turn rotates the beaters.
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∙ 9y agoYes, it is a wheel and axle.
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Would a funnel be a wheel and axle or screw?
Wheel and axle
What is an example of an wheel and axel?
You could say a bike wheel is a wheel and axle. Also a doorknob is a wheel and axle.
A wheel and axle system with the highest mechanical advantage has?
a large wheel and a small axle
What simple machine is a door knob?
wheel and axleA doorknob is a lever.Some of the door knobs are made up of wheel and axle.A door knob is a wheel and axle. It has a wheel that is fastened to an axle
What is the shaft of which a wheel rotates?
Axle
Is a potters wheel a lever?
no
Is a potter's wheel wheel and axle?
Yes, it is a wheel and axle.
What is the IMA of a wheel and axle?
The IMA of a wheel and axle is the radius of wheel divided by the radius of the axle.
What does the wheel turn on a wheel and an axle?
The wheel generally turns the axle.
Is a pully a wheel and axle?
A pulley is a wheel but not an axle.
What is the mechanical advantage of a wheel and axle?
The mechanical advantage of a wheel and axle is the ratio of the radius of the wheel to the radius of the axle.
What is the answer to a wheel and axle?
There is no specific answer to a wheel and axle. A wheel and axle is actually defined as a lever that spins. Generally, the wheel rotates around the axle for the proper usage of certain machines.
What type of simple machine is ferris wheel?
It is a wheel and axle
How did the pottery wheel help the mesopotamian?
how did the potters wheel help the mesopotamians
Would a funnel be a wheel and axle or screw?
Wheel and axle
How is a can opener a wheel and axle?
a can opener is a wheel and axle because because the clamps is the axle,and the wheel is the thing u grab
A potter would use a?
Potters wheel.
