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The Inclined Plane. By Morgan Mabry and Brooke Bryan. What is an inclined plane?. A sloping surface, such as a ramp. An inclined plane can be used to alter the effort and distance involved in doing work , such as lifting loads.
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The Inclined Plane By Morgan Mabry and Brooke Bryan
What is an inclined plane? • A sloping surface, such as a ramp. • An inclined plane can be used to alter the effort and distance involved in doing work, such as lifting loads. • The trade-off is that an object must be moved a longer distance than if it was lifted straight up, but less force is needed.
What does that mean? • Force: You are doing work when you use a force to cause motion. Machines make work easier, but they need energy to do work. A person is usually the source of energy for a simple machine. A person uses a force to operate a simple machine. A force is a push or pull. The force applied to the machine is called work input or effort force.
Distance: Any change in the size of the force changes the distance (see force). No machine can increase both force and distance. • Energy: The ability to do work or the ability to move an object • Work:Workis thetransferofenergy. • Effort:A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
Examples • Staircase: • Ramp: • Bottom of a Bath Tub • Screw.
