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This science ClipArt gallery offers 17 illustrations of a simple machine, inclined planes. Inclined planes are surfaces whose endpoints have different heights, and by moving an object up the plane, it eliminates the need to move the object completely vertical, reducing work.

"An inclined plane is a slope, or a flat surface, making an angle with a horizontal line...the force acts at an angle to the plane or to the base." —Hallock 1905

Inclined Plane with Force at an Angle to Plane and Base

"An inclined plane is a slope, or a flat surface, making an angle with a horizontal line...the force…

"An inclined plane is a slope, or flat surface, making an angle with a horizontal line...the force acts parallel to the base." —Hallock 1905

Inclined Plane with the Force Acting Parallel to the Base

"An inclined plane is a slope, or flat surface, making an angle with a horizontal line...the force acts…

"An inclined plane is a slope, or flat surface, making an angle with a horizontal line...the force acts parallel to the plane." —Hallock 1905

Inclined Plane with the Force Acting Parallel to the Plane

"An inclined plane is a slope, or flat surface, making an angle with a horizontal line...the force acts…

"Suppose the inclined plane, to be two feet from A to B, and one foot from C to B, then, as we have already seen, a power of one pound at P, would balance a weight of two pounds at W." -Comstock 1850

Inclined Plane

"Suppose the inclined plane, to be two feet from A to B, and one foot from C to B, then, as we have…

"Suppose two inclined planes, of the same height, with bases of different lenghts; then the weight and power will be to each other as the lenght of the planes." -Comstock 1850

Incline Planes

"Suppose two inclined planes, of the same height, with bases of different lenghts; then the weight and…

"This power, the most simple of all machines, consists of a hard, smooth, plane, inclined to the horizon in various degrees." -Comstock 1850

Inclined Plane

"This power, the most simple of all machines, consists of a hard, smooth, plane, inclined to the horizon…

"The power required to force a given weight up an inclined plane, is in proportion to its height, and the length of its base, or in other words, the force must be in proportion to the rapidity of its inclination." -Comstock 1850'

Inlined Plane with Weight

"The power required to force a given weight up an inclined plane, is in proportion to its height, and…

"An inclined plane is a smooth, hard, inflexible surface, inclined so as to make an oblique angle with the horizon." -Avery 1895

Inclined Plane

"An inclined plane is a smooth, hard, inflexible surface, inclined so as to make an oblique angle with…

"One of the primary simple mechanical powers. The plane's surface is inclined to the horizon at any angle." —Quackenbos 1859

Inclined Plane

"One of the primary simple mechanical powers. The plane's surface is inclined to the horizon at any…

"A force pushing a weight from C to D, only raises it through the perpendicular height, E D, by acting along the whole length of the plane, C D; and if the plane be twice as it is high, one pound at B, acting over the pulley, D, would balance two pounds at A, or any where on the plane; and so of all other quantities and proportions." — Goodrich, 1844

Inclined Plane

"A force pushing a weight from C to D, only raises it through the perpendicular height, E D, by acting…

An example of a simple machine. In the figure, AC is the included plane, CB is the height of the plane, BA is its base, and BAC is the angle of inclination or elevation. The power necessary to sustain any weight on an included plane is to the weight as the height of the plane to its length, or as CB to CA.

Inclined Plane

An example of a simple machine. In the figure, AC is the included plane, CB is the height of the plane,…

Examples of inclined planes, which is a tilted surface that objects can easily roll off of.

Inclined Planes

Examples of inclined planes, which is a tilted surface that objects can easily roll off of.

A simple inclined plane. The power multiplied by the length of the plane equals the weight multiplied by the height of the plane

Simple Machine

A simple inclined plane. The power multiplied by the length of the plane equals the weight multiplied…

An inclined plane with a different pulley system layout.

Simple Machine

An inclined plane with a different pulley system layout.

An inclined plane with an inverted pulley system. No rule can be given for the ratio of power to weight. It can be explained using the principle of resolution of forces.

Simple Machine

An inclined plane with an inverted pulley system. No rule can be given for the ratio of power to weight.…

A very complex inclined plane

Simple Machine

A very complex inclined plane

An inclined plane used to multiply work done.

Inclined Plane

An inclined plane used to multiply work done.