Types of Simple Machines

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Types of Simple Machines: Overview

This topic explains concepts such as Tools as Simple Machines, Lever, Fulcrum in a Lever, Effort in a Lever, etc.

Important Questions on Types of Simple Machines

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The amount of draft allowance provided on the exterior surface of the pattern is up to _____ per metre.
 

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Explain the working of a screw driver.

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What is the function of the jack?

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Mention the difference between the pulley and an inclined plane.

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How is an inclined plane useful?

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Draw the diagram of a screw.

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What is a screw? Give two examples where screws are used.

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For what purpose do we use wheel and axle arrangement give an example?

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How do a wheel and axle work?

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The thread of the screw acts as an inclined plane.

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Show that a screw is actually an inclined plane?

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List two uses of an inclined plane.

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What is the use of an inclined plane?

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A bicycle pedal is an example of a wheel and axle.

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Describe the wheel and axle with an example.

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Which of these jobs would become easier if you had a pulley?

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What is the main advantage of a pulley?

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Why pulleys are called simple machines? 
 

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Explain pulley and its types with well-labelled diagrams. 

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What is the position of the effort in a third-class lever?