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Is a knife a lever or incline plane?
A knife could be a lever or wedge depending on what kind and how you use it. If it's just between lever and inclined plane its lever, NOT inclined plane
Is a wedge an incline plane that can move?
Yes, a wedge is considered an inclined plane that moves. It is typically used to separate or lift objects by converting applied force into a perpendicular force. Its primary function is based on the concept of mechanical advantage.
Why is the wedge in the inclined family?
A wedge (EX:a ramp) has an inclined plane as one of its faces.
What happens to force when the height of the incline plane is reduced?
As the height of the incline plane is reduced, the gravitational force acting on the object decreases. This, in turn, reduces the component of the force acting parallel to the incline, resulting in a lower force required to move the object up the incline.
Does the direction of the force change in an incline plane?
Yes, in an inclined plane, the force has both a component parallel to the incline (the gravitational force) and a component perpendicular to the incline (the normal force). The normal force always acts perpendicular to the surface, while the gravitational force acts parallel to the incline.
Is a wedge like an inclined plane?
Yes a wedge is an incline plane.
Why is a chisel an incline plane?
An incline plane is a wedge or ramp. When you look at a chisel you'll notice it is wedge shaped at the tip so it can cut. A knife is also an incline plane.
Is a wedge a third class lever?
A wedge is not a lever but an incline plane.
Why a wedge is in the incline plane family?
A wedge (EX:a ramp) has an inclined plane as one of its faces.
Is the handle of a knife a lever wedge or incline plane?
yes
Can binder be used as a wedge?
can a binder be used as a incline plane
What other kind of simple machine do you need to make a wedge?
an incline plane
Simple machines represent variations of a lever?
pulley, incline plane, wedge
Incline plane that moves through material cutting it up or opening it up?
Wedge
Simple machine that starts with I?
Inclined plane. One of the six; screw, wedge, incline plane, pulley, wheel and axle, and lever.
What type of simple machine is a screw-?
A screw is an example of the simple machine known as a wedge.
Simple machine made up of two incline planes is what?
The answer is wedge, because it has an inclined plane on the top and on the bottom.
