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Vocab words for test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Work | the transfer of energy that occurs when a force is applied over a distance |
| Power | the rate at which work is done |
| mechanical advantage | The ratio of a machine's output force produced to the input force applied |
| efficiency | A machine is the ratio of the output work to the input work |
| Simple machine | Do work using only one movement |
| Lever | A simple machine made up of a bar that pivots, or rotates, about a fixed point |
| fulcrum | The point about which a lever pivots |
| Wheel and Axle | an axle attached to the center of a wheel and both rotate together |
| inclined plane | A flat, sloped surface |
| wedge | A sloped surface that move |
| Screw | Is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder |
| pulley | A simple machine that is a grooved wheel with a rope or a cable wrapped around it |