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Unit 2 Energy
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| work | |
| energy | the ability to cause change |
| power | the rate at which work is done or energy is transformed |
| kinetic energy | the energy of an object that is due to the objects movement |
| potential energy | the energy that an object has because of |
| mechanical energy | the sum of an object's kinetic energy and potential energy due to gravity or elastic deformation; dose not include chemical energy or nuclear energy |
| machine | a device that helps do work by changing the magnitude and or direction of an applied force |
| mechanical advantage | |
| mechanical efficiency | |
| lever | a simple machine that consists of a bar that pivots at a fixed point called a fulcrum |
| fulcrum | the point on which a lever pivots |
| wheel and axel | |
| pulley | |
| inclined plane | a simple machine that is a straight, slanted surface, which facilitates the raising of loads; a ramp |