Set: Work and Machines

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Term Definition
Work Force times distance
Joule Unit of measure for work, one Newton Meter
Power Amount of work done per unit of time
Watt Unit of measure for power, joule per second
input force amount of force applied to a machine
output force amount of force produced by a machine
input work amount of work applied to a machine
output work amount of work output by a machine
mechanical advantage output force divided by input force
Efficiency (output work divided by input work) times 100
inclined plane a flat sloped surface, ramp
wedge a device that is thick at one end and tapers to a point,knife
screw an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder, screw
lever a rigid bar that that pivots around a fulcrum, crowbar
wheel and axel two circular objects joined together, the larger is the wheel, the smaller is the axel, door knob, screw driver
pulley a groved wheel and a rope,
compound machine a machine that uses two or more simple machines

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Creator hhafele
Created October 28, 2008
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Subject physics
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  1. mechanical advantage → output force divided by input force - 15 misses
  2. output force → amount of force produced by a machine - 7 misses
  3. input work → amount of work applied to a machine - 7 misses
  4. Efficiency → (output work divided by input work) times 100 - 6 misses
  5. Joule → Unit of measure for work, one Newton Meter - 5 misses
  6. pulley → a groved wheel and a rope, - 5 misses
  7. Work → Force times distance - 5 misses