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Work, Energy and Machines

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even if a large force is exerted on an object, no work is performed if   the object does not move  
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power   the rate at which work is done  
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effort and resistance   two forces always involved in using a machine are  
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efficiencey is   the comparison between work output and work input  
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mechanical advantage   decreasing the slant of an incline plane increases its  
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neither force nor distance is muliplied by a(n)   fixed pulley  
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a gear in a watch is an example of a(n)   wheel and axle  
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work equals   force X time  
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joule or newton-meter is   the unit of work in the metric system i  
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power   work divided by time  
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machine   an instrument that makes work easier  
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work input   the work that goes into a machine  
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work output   the work done by the machine  
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machines make work easier because   they change either the size or the directions of the force put into a machine  
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wedge   an incline plane that moves  
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screw   an inclined plane wapped around a central bar, or cylinder, to form a spiral  
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lever   rigid bar that is free to pivot, or move about a fixed point  
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fulcrum   the fixed point about which a lever rotates  
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first class lever   the fulcrum is located between the resistance force and the effort force  
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second class lever   the resistance force is located between the fulcrum and the effort force  
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third class lever   the elfort force is located between the resistance force and fulcrum  
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pulley   a rope, belt, or chain wrapped around a grooved wheel  
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wheel and axle   machine made up of two circular objects of different sizes----in a sense, a wheel in a wheel  
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compound machine   a combination of two or more simple machines  
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power   rate at which work is done  
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watt   the unit of power in the metric system  
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