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science vocab. and definations for chapt. 2

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work   force x distance  
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machine   a device that changes the amount of a force applied to an object , the direction of the force or both  
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lever   a simple machine having an arm about a fixed point  
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fulcrum   the fixed point on a lever  
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effert arm   the part of a lever on which a person or another machine appiles a force on  
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resistance arm   the part of a lever that applies a force on an object  
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pulley   a wheel that has a groove along its edges  
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wheel and axle   a simple machine that hascentral pivet around which a wheel moves  
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inclined plane   a flat sloping surface  
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wedge   a simple machine that is made up of two of more inclined planes  
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screw   an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder or a cone  
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compound machine   a device that is made up of two or more machines  
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efficiently   the ratio of the work that comes out of a machine to the work put into that machine  
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