INCLINED PLANE, WEDGE, AND SCREW

external

Located outside the body- on the outside

The screw has very low efficiency. True False

True

wedge

a double inclined plane

inclined plane

a ramp or a slope

screw

an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

A screw is simply a form of a wedge. True False

false

A major factor in the use of the inclined plane is __________. friction distance slope force

friction

The efficiency of the wedge is low because of __________. distance friction mechanics

friction

internal

inside

To increase IMA, decrease the __________ of the ramp. height length slope angle

length

The item in Figure 18 that uses an internal inclined plane is the: screw bolt nut

nut

Which one of the following is not an example of the wedge? ax chisel saw nail

saw

An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder makes a machine called a __________. lever screw wedge pulley

screw

The mechanical advantage of the wedge increases as it gets: thinner wider

thinner