click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chp 4 Vocab-PS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a combination of two or more simple machines | compound machine |
| measure of how much work put into a machine is changed into useful output by the machine | efficiency |
| a device that makes doing work easier | machine |
| the ratio of the output force to the input force | mechanical advantage |
| the application of a force through a distance | work |
| energy stored in chemical bonds | chemical energy |
| the ability to cause change | energy |
| energy stored by things that stretch or shrink | elastic potential energy |
| energy stored by things that are above Earth | gravitational potential energy |
| energy in the form of motion | kinetic energy |
| energy stored in motionless object | potential |
| anything around which you can imagine a boundary | system |
| energy may change from one form to another, but the total amount of energy never changes | law of conservation of energy |
| the total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system | mechanical energy |
| the rate at which energy is converted | power |
| a combination of two or more simple machines | compound machine |