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  • How Machines Cause Motion: Examples & Explanations
    This is a tricky question! It depends on what you consider a "machine" and "moves."

    Here are some examples:

    Simple Machines:

    * A car: The engine is a machine that makes the car move.

    * A bicycle: The gears and chain are a system of simple machines that allow the rider's pedaling to move the wheels.

    * A crane: The motor and cables are a machine that lifts heavy objects.

    More Complex Machines:

    * A robot: The internal mechanisms and sensors are machines that allow it to navigate and perform tasks.

    * A printing press: The motors and rollers are machines that move the paper and ink to create a printed document.

    * An airplane: The engines and wings are machines that generate lift and thrust to move the plane through the air.

    Things that aren't traditionally considered "machines":

    * A ball: While you can throw a ball, it doesn't move by its own internal mechanism.

    * A leaf: The wind moves leaves, not a machine.

    Ultimately, any object that moves because of some kind of force applied by a machine is moving by a machine.

    Could you tell me more about what you're thinking of? Do you have a specific object in mind?

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