Inclined Plane Wedge Screw Lever Wheel amp Axle Pulley By Shae Anderson What is a simple machine A simple device for altering the magnitude or direction of a force A simple machine has few or no moving parts ID: 366875
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Simple Machines
Inclined Plane, Wedge, Screw, Lever, Wheel & Axle, Pulley.
By:
Shae
AndersonSlide2
What is a simple machine?
A simple device for altering the magnitude or direction of a force.
A simple machine has few or no moving parts.
They are used to make work easier.
They are used in everyday life for a variety of tasks.Slide3
Inclined Plane
A plane set at an angle to the horizontal, especially a simple machine such as a ramp or slide, used to raise or lower a load by rolling or sliding.Slide4
Example of an inclined planeSlide5
Wedge
A piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.Slide6
Example of a wedge.Slide7
Screw
A cylindrical rod incised with one or more helical or advancing spiral
threads.Slide8
Example of a screw.Slide9
Lever
A simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force, as in raising or moving a weight at one end by pushing down on the other.Slide10
Example of a lever.Slide11
Wheel and Axle
A simple machine consisting of an axle to which a wheel is fastened so that torque applied to the wheel winds a rope or chain onto the axle, yielding a mechanical advantage equal to the ratio of the diameter of the wheel to that of the axle.Slide12
Example of a wheel and axle.Slide13
Pulley
A simple machine consisting essentially of a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain can run to change the direction of the pull and thereby lift a load.Slide14
Example of a pulley.Slide15
Can you think of any simple machines?
Simple machines are very useful and versatile. They have been used over the course of history for everything from building the Egyptian pyramids to splitting logs. When you go home today how many simple machines can you find?
Even the
complicated machinery
of today use
the concepts of simple machines.