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Vocabulary
Machines
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| machine | any device that helps people do work by changing the way the work is done |
| work input | work that you do on a machine |
| work output | work done by the machine on an object |
| input force | force you apply to a machine through a distance |
| output force | the force a machine exerts on an object |
| mechanical advantage | the number of times the machine multiplies the input force |
| mechanical efficiency | a comparison of a machine’s work output with the work input |
| lever | a simple machine that has a bar that pivots at a fixed point |
| fulcrum | the fixed point of a lever |
| wheel and axle | a simple machine that is made of a wheel connected to a smaller cylindrical object, the axle |
| pulley | a simple machine that has a grooved wheel that holds a rope or a cable |
| inclined plane | a simple machine that is a straight, slanted surface |
| wedge | a pair of inclined planes that move |
| screw | an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder |