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Simple Machines

This document discusses the six simple machines: lever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw, and windlass. It provides details on each machine, describing what it is, how it works, and examples of uses. The lever, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, screw, and wheel and axle are identified as six of the classical simple machines. Descriptions of fixed and movable pulleys are also included, noting how they differ in effort required to lift a load.

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Simple Machines

This document discusses the six simple machines: lever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw, and windlass. It provides details on each machine, describing what it is, how it works, and examples of uses. The lever, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, screw, and wheel and axle are identified as six of the classical simple machines. Descriptions of fixed and movable pulleys are also included, noting how they differ in effort required to lift a load.

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NAME AYUSH RAGHVENDRAM

CLASS V-C
TOPIC SIMPLE MACHINES
ROLL NUMBER 12
SCHOOL C .M .S
What is Simple Machine ?
A simple machine is a mechanical device that
changes the direction or magnitude of a force.
In general, they can be defined as the simplest
mechanisms that use mechanical advantage to
multiply force. Usually the term refers to the six
classical simple machines which were defined by
Renaissance scientists.
LEVER
A lever is a machine
consisting of a beam or rigid
rod pivoted at a fixed hinge,
or fulcrum. A lever is a rigid
body capable of rotating on
a point on itself. It is one of
the six simple machines
identified by Renaissance
scientists.
PULLEY
 A pulley is a wheel on an axle
or shaft that is designed to
support movement and change
of direction of a taut cable or
belt along its circumference.
Pulleys are used in a variety
of ways to lift loads, apply
forces, and to transmit power.
In nautical contexts, the
assembly of wheel, axle, and
supporting shell is referred to
as a "block."
FIXED PULLEY
A fixed pulley is the only
pulley that when used
individually, uses more
effort than the load to lift the
load from the ground . The
fixed pulley when attached to
an unmovable object e.g. a
ceiling or wall, acts as a first
class lever with the fulcrum
being located at the axis but
with a minor change, the bar
becomes a rope.
MOVABLE PULLEY
 A movable pulley is a pulley that
moves with the load . The movable
pulley allows the effort to be less
than the weight of the load. The
movable pulley also acts as a
second class lever. The load is
between the fulcrum and the effort
. The main advantage of a movable
pulley is that you use less effort
to pull the LOAD . The main
disadvantage of a movable pulley
is that you have to pull or push the
pulley up or down.
WHEEL AND AXLE
 The wheel and axle is one of six
simple machines identified by
Renaissance scientists drawing
from Greek texts on technology.
The wheel and axle is generally
considered to be a wheel attached
to an axle so that these two
parts rotate together in which a
force is transferred from one to
the other. In this configuration a
hinge, or bearing, supports the
rotation of the axle.
INCLINED PLANE
An inclined plane, also known as a
ramp, is a flat supporting surface
tilted at an angle, with one end
higher than the other, used as an
aid for raising or lowering a load.
The inclined plane is one of the six
classical simple machines defined by
Renaissance scientists. Inclined
planes are widely used to move
heavy loads over vertical
obstacles; examples vary from a
ramp used to load goods into a
truck, to a person walking up a
pedestrian ramp, to an automobile
or railroad train climbing a grade.
WEDGE
A wedge is a triangular
shaped tool, and is a
portable inclined plane,
and one of the six classical
simple machines. It is thick
at one end and thin at the
other end. It can be used to
separate two objects or
portions of an object, lift
up an object, or hold an
object in place. It functions
by converting a force
applied to its blunt end into
forces perpendicular to its
inclined surfaces.
SCREW
 A screw is a mechanism that converts
rotational motion to linear motion,
and a torque (rotational force) to a
linear force. It is one of the six
classical simple machines. The most
common form consists of a cylindrical
shaft with helical grooves or ridges
called threads around the outside.
The screw passes through a hole in
another object or medium, with
threads on the inside of the hole that
mesh with the screw's threads. When
the shaft of the screw is rotated
relative to the stationary threads,
the screw moves along its axis
relative to the medium surrounding it;
for example rotating a wood screw
forces it into wood.

WINDLASS
 The windlass is an
apparatus for
moving heavy
weights. Typically,
a windlass
consists of a
horizontal
cylinder (barrel),
which is rotated by
the turn of a
crank or belt.
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