Ramp facts for kids

Ramp could mean:

Inclined plane, a physical structure that is a simple machine
Vert ramp, a half-pipe structure used in gravity extreme sports
Mini ramp, a half-pipe structure used in gravity extreme sports
Airport ramp, the area around an airport terminal where aircraft are loaded and unloaded
Slip road, a connector between grade-separated roads in a traffic interchange
Ramp, a Trash Metal band from Portugal
Entrance ramp, or "on ramp", on a freeway
Exit ramp, or "off ramp", on a freeway
Wild leeks, also called "ramps"
ramp function, the integral of the unit step function in mathematics
Mark Ramprakash, an English cricketer nicknamed Ramps
Ramp strike, an accident involving an airplane and an aircraft carrier
Electro-Kinetic Road Ramp, a road ramp that generates free electrical energy when traffic passes over it
Ramp, a 1991 album by Giant Sand

Images for kids

Wheelchair ramp, Hotel Montescot, Chartres, France
Demonstration inclined plane used in education, Museo Galileo, Florence.
Instrumented inclined plane used for physics education, around 1900. The lefthand weight provides the load force Fw. The righthand weight provides the input force Fi pulling the roller up the plane.
Layout of the cable drive system for the Liverpool Minard inclined plane.