Question

Identify the simple machine:-
1.a rod free to rotate about a fixed point:_______
2.made of two inclined planes:_______
3.a slope:_______
4.a nail with a winding edge cut into it:________
5.a grooved wheel with a rope passing around it:_______
6.a wheel with a rod attached to the centre:_______

Answer 1

Answer:

1. lever
2. wedge
3. inclined plane
4. screw
5. pulley
6. axle

Answer 2

The simple machines in the following cases are-

• 1. A rod free to rotate about a fixed point:_lever______
• 2. Made of two inclined planes:__wedge_____
• 3. A slope:__inclined plane_____
• 4. A nail with a winding edge cut into it:___screw_____
• 5. A grooved wheel with a rope passing around it:__pulley_____
• 6. A wheel with a rod attached to the centre:__axle_____