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Question | Answer |
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work | when force is applied to an object |
machine | anything that changes the amount of force on an object |
lever | asimple machinehaving an arm that moves around a fixed point |
fulcrum | the fixed point on a lever |
effort arm | the part of the lever that you applie the effort |
resistence arm | the part of the lever that applies the force on the object |
pulley | a wheel that has a groove along its edge |
wheel and axle | a machine where the wheel and the axle turn around the central pivot |
inclined plane | a flat sloping surface |
wedge | a machine made of one or two inclined planes |
screw | an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder or cone |
compound machine | a device made up of two or more simple machines |
efficiency | the ratio of the amount of work put out of a machine into a machine |