It is a screw. A screw is an inclined plane wrapped around a rod
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Well, honey, a screw is called an inclined plane because it's basically a fancy version of one. See, a screw is just a spiral-shaped inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder. So next time you're twisting in a screw, just remember you're really just using a glorified ramp.
a hatchet is a inclined plane
A ramp is an inclined plane because an inclined plane is a set of a surface set at an angle that is not a right angle. In which a ramp is an inclined plane!
The thread running around the screw is an inclined plane. If you were to straighten it out, it would be an inclined plane. The screw itself can be considered a combination of wedge and inclined plane.
an inclined plane can be use as ramp