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Levers, Pulleys and Inclined Planes

  • Science
  • Class 9–10
  • 3D model
  • English

Levers, Pulleys and Inclined Planes: a 3D model for Class 9–10 Science, covering Work = force × distance moved in the direction of the force; raising 10 N by 1 m takes 10 J., Lever balance: effort × effort arm = load × load arm, with each arm measured at right angles to its force., For vertical forces the ratio of the arms stays the same as the lever tilts…, A fixed pulley has one supporting strand: it changes the direction of the force but the effort is still 10 N…, An ideal pulley needs effort W ÷ n for n supporting strands; with n = 2, lifting 1 m pulls 2 m of rope..

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Also called

simple machines · lever · first-class lever · fulcrum · pulley · fixed pulley · movable pulley · inclined plane · ramp · mechanical advantage · effort and load · work done · principle of moments · torque balance

Topics

  • Work = force × distance moved in the direction of the force; raising 10 N by 1 m takes 10 J.
  • Lever balance: effort × effort arm = load × load arm, with each arm measured at right angles to its force.
  • For vertical forces the ratio of the arms stays the same as the lever tilts…
  • A fixed pulley has one supporting strand: it changes the direction of the force but the effort is still 10 N…
  • An ideal pulley needs effort W ÷ n for n supporting strands; with n = 2, lifting 1 m pulls 2 m of rope.
  • On a frictionless incline the effort along the slope is W × h ÷ L; h = 1 m and L = 2 m gives 5 N.
  • Ideal machines do not create energy: less force always means more distance, and the work stays 10 J.

About this model

A GLB file of about 1531 KB, shown in Lably's 3D viewer and, on a phone, placed in your room with AR. Credit: Geometry, animation and numbers: Lably. Digits and letters: Droid Sans Bold (Apache-2.0), as shipped with three.js. Fulcrum teal follows the existing Lably lever schematic. | Model and animation: newly authored for Lably (Lably project asset). Text glyphs are drawn from Droid Sans Bold, Apache License 2.0 (Copyright 2008 The Android Open Source Project).

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