Mechanical Comprehension Simple Machines Flash Card Set 595040

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Screw

A screw is an inclined plane wrapped in ridges (threads) around a cylinder. The distance between these ridges defines the pitch of the screw and this distance is how far the screw advances when it is turned once. The mechanical advantage of a screw is its circumference divided by the pitch.

pitch

The distance between the threads of a screw defines the __________ of the screw.