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A screw is a shaft with some type of helical groove or thread formed on its surface. The threads usually engage with mating threads on the inside of a hole in some type of appliance that the screw runs through, such as a nut. When the shaft of the screw is turned relative to the stationary threads, the screw moves along its axis. It is one of the six classical simple machines. A screw can convert a rotational force (torque) to a linear force and vice versa. The screw's pitch, the separation between adjacent threads, determines the mechanical advantage of the machine. More threading increases the mechanical advantage. A rough comparison of mechanical advantage can be done by dividing the circumference of the shaft by the distance between the threads.
Its main uses are as a threaded fastener to hold objects together, and as a simple machine used to translate torque into linear force. It can also be defined mechanically as an inclined plane wrapped around a shaft.
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Which simple machine depends on friction to function properly?
The screw is a simple machine that depends on friction to function properly. When a screw is turned, the threads create friction with the material it is being inserted into, allowing it to hold objects together or lift loads.
What simple machine does a drill implement?
A drill implements the simple machine of a screw. The spiral grooves on the drill bit act as a screw, allowing it to penetrate materials by twisting and pushing into them.
True or false A screw is a simple machine?
True. A screw is a simple machine that converts rotational motion into linear motion. It is typically used to hold objects together or lift loads.
Which is a simple machine that converts rotational motion into motion in a line?
A screw is a simple machine that can convert rotational motion into linear motion. By rotating the screw, the inclined plane wrapped around the cylinder pushes objects along the screw's axis.
Is a screw driver a simple machine?
A screw is a simple machine because it incorporates an inclined plane, which is one of the most basic machines used for centuries.The screw is considered a simple machine because it has an inclined plane that swirls up an around a nail.
Which simple machine depends on friction to function properly?
The screw is a simple machine that depends on friction to function properly. When a screw is turned, the threads create friction with the material it is being inserted into, allowing it to hold objects together or lift loads.
Why is a screw a simple machine and not a compound machine?
Compound machines are things that are made up of 1 or more simple machines. A screw isn't made up of any simple machines unless you count the screw as a simple machine.
Is a jar lid a simple machine?
Yes. It is a screw action, which is a simple machine.
Is a coil a simple machine screw?
No because a screw is has a top and a winding bottom and a coil does not have a top and has a winding bottom so no a coil is not a simple machine screw.
Is screw simple machine?
Yes
Is a screw gun a simple machine?
No
What is a simple function of a screw?
a screw is a fastening device
Why is a screw an important simple machine?
the purpose of having a simple machine is to make life easier
What simple machine is the incline plane's twin brother?
the screw
What is a screw driver simple machine?
A screw driver is an inclined plane.
Simple machine with a slanted surface is what?
A screw
What kind of simple machine is a clamp?
It is a screw.
