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BJU Physical Sci 13
BJU Physical Science Ch 13 6th edition
Term | Definition |
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actual mechanical advantage | (AMA) The mechanical advantage that accounts for all mechanical losses sustained through using a machine. |
efficiency | A comparison of the amount of usable energy remaining after a process with the original amount of energy that went into the process. |
fulcrum | The point about which a lever pivots or rotates. |
gear | A simple machine that consists of a wheel with teeth on its perimeter that mesh with similar teeth of other gears to do work. |
ideal mechanical advantage | (IMA) The mechanical advantage for an ideal machine (100% efficient) with no friction. |
lever | A simple machine that consists of a rigid bar that turns about a pivot point (the fulcrum). |
mechanical advantage | (MA) The amount by which a simple machine multiplies an input force to produce an output force. |
power | The rate of doing work. |
pulley | A simple machine that consists of a wheel and axle system with a groove around the perimeter of the wheel in which a rope, cable, or belt moves with the wheel as it rotates. |
simple machine | A basic mechanical devise that changes the magnitude, direction, or distance traveled of the force used when doing work. |
torque | A force that tends to cause a rotation about a pivot point. |
wheel and axle | A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a rod running through its axis that acts as the pivot point. |
work | The energy transferred to a system by an external force when it acts on the system to move it. |