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Simple Machines (engineering)

A simple machine is a mechanical device that can help you change the force applied to help do more work easier. There are six simple machines: Wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw.

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How do simple machines make work easier?

Simple machines make work easier by converting one form of energy exertion to another, such as tugging instead a rope with twice as much string but twice the resistance as in a pulley system. Wedges work by pushing down to move objects aside, usually to allow the user to at the same time work with gravity (i.e. not when cutting down a tree with an axe), using more strength but less distance.

Each simple machine uses these conversions/compromises for user convenience, but in reality the total work is nearly constant but risen due to work wasted as friction (heat released to atmosphere).

What are the definition of the six simple matchines?

Screw-a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.

Inclined Plane-

one of the simple machines, a plane surface inclined to the horizon, or forming with a horizontal plane any angle but a right angle.

Gears-

a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.

Wheel and Axle-

a simple machine consisting, in its typical form, of a cylindrical drum to which a wheel concentric with the drum is firmly fastened: ropes are so applied that as one unwinds from the wheel, another rope is wound on to the drum.

Pulley-

a wheel, with a grooved rim for carrying a line, that turns in a frame or block and serves to change the direction of or to transmit force, as when one end of the line is pulled to raise a weight at the other end: one of the simple machines.

Wedge-

a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Compare machine

Lever-

a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.

*1st class lever-

A lever that has its fulcrum (point of support or axis of rotation) between the point of resistance (load) and the point of effort (applied force). In the human body, a first class lever is used when the head is raised off the chest.

*2nd class lever-

A lever that has its point of resistance (load) between its fulcrum (point of support or axis of rotation) and point of effort (force application). In the human body, a second class lever is used when a person stands on tip-toe.

*3rd class lever

a lever in which the axis is at one end, the load at the other end, and the effort is exerted in between, as in a treadle.

What is the trade off with a group of pulleys?

A pulley system is a force multiplier. That means you trade distance for force. You pull the rope a long way to lift the load a short way, but the force you need is reduced.

What type of simple machine are the treads on a tire?

The treads on a tire are created by a mold. The tire is placed in the mold and heat and steam compress the tire and the mold forms the tread.

How do the simple macines work?

They usually work by some effort you use to pull things

What are some places that contain cross trainer machines?

Some places that contain cross trainer machines are JTX Fitness, Tesco, eBay, Runners World, Big W, Gum Tree, Amazon, Boxing Scene and Dick Sporting Goods.

Is a fork simple machine?

A fork is mainly a lever.

But also a wedge, when you jam it into something.

Is a crane a complex machine?

Yes, certainly. Look at the multiplicity of drive mechanisms, gears, drums, steering clutches, even specialized axles and differentials in some cases. Four arms might be ideal to conn a big Hammerhead!

How machines make your lives easier?

machines make life easier by being more efficient than us humans. we have so much on our minds and easily get distracted but machines are machines, so they work at a steady constant rate.

if this answer didnt help you (sorry!) , but you can reword your question and im sure a better answer will come up! :)

What are the two types of simple machines?

Those dependent on the vector resolution of forces (inclined plane, wedge, screw) and those in which there is an equilibrium of torques (lever, pulley, wheel).

Is a wrench a simple machine?

It is an inclined plane because of its two tightening and loosening grips. They are shaped jut like one. It also has a screw that we use to manipulate the grip. Some people think of it as a wheel and axle.

What are the formulas for simple machines?

the formulas for simple machines help find the ama, ima, and the efficency

How are simple machines used in space?

Astronauts exercise on stationed pedal type bikes for Skylab Programs. The inclined plane acts as a wedge to separate two surfaces held together by adhesive tapes or by pressure. The pulley is used for its mechanical function in the event of a malfunctioning solar panel.

What simple machine is a monkey wrench?

A wrench is a wheel because when put over a bolt it spins like a wheel. The bolt would be the axle.

A wrench is a wheel and axle simple machine.

Is a jar lid a simple machine?

Yes. It is a screw action, which is a simple machine.