science Flashcards

(31 cards)

1
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The product of force and distance.

A

Work

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2
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The rate of doing work

A

Power

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3
Q

The SI unit of work

A

Joule

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4
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The SI unit of power

A

Watt

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5
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The number of times that the machine increases an input force.

A

Mechanical Advantage

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6
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The percentage of work input and work output of a machine.

work output/work input x 100%

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Efficiency

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7
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A rigid bar that is free to move around a fixed point.

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Lever

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8
Q

The fixed point a bar rotates around.

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Fulcrum

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9
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A simple machine that consists of a disk and a cylinder through it, each one with a different radius.

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Wheel and Axle

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10
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A slanted surface along which a force moves.

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Inclined Plane

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11
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The force you exert on a machine.

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Input Force

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12
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The distance the force acts through.

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Input Distance

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13
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The force that is exerted by the machine.

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Output Force

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14
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The distance the output force is exerted.

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Output Distance

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15
Q

AMA

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Output force/Input force

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16
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IMA

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Input distance/Output distance

17
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a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the body is moving.

A

Centripetal force

18
Q

An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

19
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is a simple machine that consists of a rope that fits into a groove in a wheel.

20
Q

is a wheel attached in a fixed location?

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Fixed Pulleys

21
Q

is attached to the object being moved rather than to a fixed location

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Movable Pulley

22
Q

By combining fixed and movable pulleys into a _________ a large mechanical advantage can be achieved

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Pulley system

23
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is a combination of two or more simple machines that operate together

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Compound Machines

24
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a device that changes force

25
is the distance between the input force and the fulcrum
Input arm
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is the distance between the output force and the fulcrum
Output arm
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equal to about 746 watts
horsepower
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the mechanical advantage has to be greater than 1 equal to 1 or less than 1
first-class lever
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the mechanical advantage is always greater than 1
second-class levers
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the mechanical advantage is always less than 1
third-class levers
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is a V-shaped object whose sides are two inclined planes sloped toward each other
Wedge