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inclined plane





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The authors released a heap of the seeds down an inclined plane while a camera recorded their descent to analyze their speed and the dynamics of their movement.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

“It’s like fourth grade science class, when you learn about simple machines. The inclined plane, the pulley, and the OXO garlic press.”

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2022

Also, if the object is on an inclined plane, the normal force will always be less than the full weight of the object.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Dip slip fault: An inclined plane along which subsurface plates move.

From Time • Mar. 13, 2014

He went on to consider what would happen if the second inclined plane were made shallower and shallower.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin