Screw

A simple machine that is made up of an incline plane wrapped around a cylinder. It is often used to hold things together.

• lever

• screw

• wedge

What type of simple machine is this?

• work

• wedge

• Screw

• Inclined plane

What simple machine is used here?

• a screw

• a wedge

• an inclined plane

drills and cork screws

• examples of inclined planes

• examples of wedges

• examples of screws

What is a screw a modification of?

• A lever

• A pulley

• An inclined plane

• A wheel and axle

What determines how far a screw moves in one complete revolution?

• The length of the screw

• The pitch of the screw

• The diameter of the screw

• The material of the screw

What is the pitch of a screw?

• The length of the screw

• The number of threads per cm

• The diameter of the screw

• The angle of the screw

If a screw has 8 threads in a cm, what is its pitch?

• 1/8

• 8

• 1

• 16

What is a common example of a screw?

• A hammer

• A corkscrew

• A pulley

• A lever

A screw is an example of which type of simple machine?

• Lever

• Pulley

• Inclined Plane

• Wedge