inclined plane
Simple tilted machine
An inclined plane is a flat surface set at an angle to the horizontal, used to raise or lower objects with less force than lifting them straight up.
It's one of the six classical simple machines—a ramp, essentially.
They used an inclined plane to load the piano into the truck.
Tapered splitting tool
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- wheel and axleRotation-based force multiplier
fulcrum · mechanical advantage · effort · load · distance · efficiency · engineering · Archimedes
Resistance between touching surfaces
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- mechanical advantageForce output over input
- forceStrength or compulsion
- normal forcePerpendicular surface contact force
acceleration · work · energy · efficiency · equilibrium · vector · net force · load
Rate of change across space
- gradeClassification by rank
- pitchFrequency of sound
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- riseMove to higher position
run · steepness · tilt · slant · descent · ascent · declivity · acclivity
Inclined surface for wheeled mobility
- accessibilityEase of approach
- loading dockRaised platform for freight
- skateboard rampInclined surface for tricks
- gangplankPortable ship-boarding ramp
boat ramp · slipway · driveway · parking garage · jetway · boarding · unloading · threshold
Geometric measure of rotation
- degreesUnits of measurement
- hypotenuseLongest right-triangle side
- trigonometryTriangle angle mathematics
- sineOpposite over hypotenuse
cosine · tangent · right triangle · adjacent · opposite · Pythagorean theorem · protractor · measurement
Relocating household pieces
- ski slopeMountain trail for descending
- conveyor beltEndless loop transporter
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- hill startDeparting from standstill uphill
wedge
Tapered splitting tool
wheel and axle · fulcrum · mechanical advantage · effort · load · distance · efficiency · engineering · Archimedes · trade-off
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- mechanical advantageForce output over input
- forceStrength or compulsion
normal force · acceleration · work · energy · efficiency · equilibrium · vector · net force · load · effort
gradient
Rate of change across space
rise · run · steepness · tilt · slant · descent · ascent · declivity · acclivity · cant
wheelchair ramp
Inclined surface for wheeled mobility
- accessibilityEase of approach
- loading dockRaised platform for freight
- skateboard rampInclined surface for tricks
gangplank · boat ramp · slipway · driveway · parking garage · jetway · boarding · unloading · threshold · approach
angle
Geometric measure of rotation
- degreesUnits of measurement
- hypotenuseLongest right-triangle side
- trigonometryTriangle angle mathematics
sine · cosine · tangent · right triangle · adjacent · opposite · Pythagorean theorem · protractor · measurement
moving furniture
Relocating household pieces
- ski slopeMountain trail for descending
- conveyor beltEndless loop transporter
- chuteInclined passage for descent
hill start · quarry · ziggurat
- Kids Physicsmagnets, gravity, electricity, force, friction
- science experimentsvolcano model, elephant toothpaste, color change, slime making, baking soda volcano
- simple machineslever, pulley, wheel and axle, screw, wedge
- slopesslope, slopes, grade, gradient, grades
- unpowered toolshand drill, manual pump, bellows, pulley, lever
- classical physicsNewton, Newton's laws, Newtonian physics, laws of motion, force
inclined planevertical lift
Raising something straight up
stairs · staircase · ladder · steps · stepladder
plane, decline, incline, inclined, inclination, declining, declines, reclined, inclining