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An Archimedes' screw is a screw which, when twisted inside a cylinder, raises water from a lower level to a higher level, allowing irrigation of fields.
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What simple machine did Archimedes discover?
Archimedes discovered/identified the lever, the pulley, and the screw as simple machines.
What simple machines make up a jack?
a screw
How does a screw simple machines make work easier?
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Who is the greek mathematician who invented the compound pulley and is known for his work with the laws governing simple machines?
Archimedes
What simple machines can you find in a CAN CRUSHER?
Screw, wheel and axel, lever
What simple machine did Archimedes discover?
Archimedes discovered/identified the lever, the pulley, and the screw as simple machines.
Who invented the lever pulley wheel and axle inclined plane wedge and screw?
Archimedes invented the six simple machines.
Why is a screw a simple machine and not a compound machine?
Compound machines are things that are made up of 1 or more simple machines. A screw isn't made up of any simple machines unless you count the screw as a simple machine.
What kind of a simple machine is a vise?
A vise has 2 simple machines, a screw and a lever, but the main one is the screw.
Who invented Archimedes' screw?
Archimedes invented Archimedes' screw.
What kind of simple machine is a chocolate fountain?
A chocolate fountain is an example of a screw - an Archimedes Screw, to be exact.
Which simple machine multiply the distance?
Simple machines don't measure anything. All six simple machines, invented by Archimedes, are used to make physical work easier.
What kind of simple machine does a cooper screw have?
It is just simply a screw, because that is one of the simple machines.
What are the eight types of simple machines?
Eight types of simple machines are wheel & axel, pulley, lever, screw, wedge, inclined plane, gears, and screw
Who invented lever and screw?
The earliest remaining writings regarding levers date from the 3rd century BC and were provided by Archimedes.The screw was one of the last of the simple machines to be invented. It first appeared in ancient Greece, and by the first century BC was used in the form of the screw press and the Archimedes screw, but when it was invented is unknown.
Is a screw a type of ramp?
No, a screw is actually a part of the "Screw" family of the Simple machines in physics. The six simple machines are: levers, wheel and axel, screws, pulleys, ramp, and inclined planes.
Why screw and wedge are useful simple machines?
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