Inclined Planes

An inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed to move an object by - 

• increasing the distance the object moves.

• transferring more of the force to the object

• reversing the direction the object is moved.

Which of the following decreases when an object is moved using an inclined plane?

• The distance the object moves.

• The pull of gravity on the object.

• The force needed to move the object.

• The amount of space the object occupies.

Which has the longer distance - straight lift from the ground directly to the back of truck or using an inclined plane?

• Straight lift

• Inclined plane

• They are the same

Why is an inclined plane an example of a simple machine?

• because it is a machine

• because it makes work harder

• because it makes the work easier

• because it sounds cool

Whats an inclined plane?

• a sloping ramp up which heavy loads can be raised

• a round machine used for traveling

• a ramp that launches planes

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The inclined plane makes work easier by _____ the amount of effort that must be applied to raise or lower a load.

• increasing

• accelerating

• reducing

• softening

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How does using an inclined plane make lifting a load easier?

• it makes the mass levitate upward

• it increases the force needed to lift a mass

• it decreases the force needed to lift a mass

• it doesn't help

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Movers needed to move a heavy box from the bottom of some stairs to the top of the stairs. They placed a ramp over the stairs and pushed the box up the ramp. Which best explains why the movers used a ramp to move the box?

• The ramp reduced the amount of

  force needed to move the box.

• The ramp increased the height that

  the box needed to be moved.

• The ramp reduced the distance that

  the box needed to be moved.

• The ramp increased the amount of

  friction needed to move the box.

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Which of the following statements best describes the situations?

• Less force will be needed to move the box in Situation 2

• Less force will be needed to move the box in Situation 1

• More force will be needed to move the box in Situation 2

• will take the same amount of force to move both boxes.

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To reduce the amount of effort needed to raise or lower an object in an inclined plane, the length of the slope should be ______.

• Distance

• Extended

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