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Sci ch 4 9-24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Work | is force applied through a distance. |
| Machine | is a device that changes the force or increases the motion from work. |
| Simple Machine | is a machine that does work with only one movement of the machine. |
| Compound Machine | Combination of two or more simple machines |
| Efficiency | is the ratio of output work to input work. |
| Mechanical Advantages | is the ratio of the output force to input force. |
| Energy | is the ability to cause change. |
| System | is anything around which you can imagine a boundary. |
| Kinetic Energy | is energy due to motion. |
| Potential energy | is energy that is stored due to the interactions between objects. |
| Elastic Potential Energy | is energy that is stored by compressing or stretching an object. |
| Chemical Potential Energy | is energy that is due to chemical bonds. |
| Gravitational Potential Energy | is energy that is due to the gravitational forces between objects. |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | states that energy cannot be created or destroyed. |
| Mechanical Energy | is the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the objects in a system. |
| Power | is the rate at which energy is converted. |