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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| work | The action that results when a force causes an object to move in the direction of the force |
| power | the rate at which work is done |
| machine | a device that helps make work easier by changing the size or direction (or both) of a force |
| Work input | The work you do on a machine |
| Work output | The work done by the machine |
| Mechanical advantage | a number that tells how many times a machine multiplies force (no units) |
| Mechanical Efficiency | is a comparison of a machine's work output with the work input (expressed as a percentage) |
| Simple machine | the six machines from which all other machines are constructed |
| Compound machine | a machine that is made of two or more simple machines |
| levers | a simple machine consisting of a bar that pivots at a fixed point |
| First-class | The fulcrum is somewhere in the middle, and the load and effort are on each side of the fulcrum |
| Second-class | The fulcrum is to one side, the load is in the middle, and the effort is on the other side |
| Third-class | The fulcrum is to one side, the effort is in the middle, and the load is on the other side |
| Inclined planes | reduces the amount of effort required by increasing the work's distance |
| wedges | a moveable inclined plane and it reduces the amount of work required to split or lift objects |
| screws | a wedge (an inclined plane) wrapped around a shaft or post |
| Wheel and axel | a simple machine consisting of two circular objects of different sizes; the wheel is the larger of the two circular objects |
| pulleys | a simple machine consisting of a grooved wheel that holds a rope or a cable |
| work formula | force X distance |
| joules | units of work |
| work/time | power formula |
| watts | unit for power |
| mechanical advantage formula | force output/force input |
| mechanical efficiency formula | work output/work input X 100 |