Vocabulary and Concepts
When a force is exerted on an object that causes the object to move some distance.
What is work?
A flat slanted surface that allows you to exert your input force over a longer distance.
What is an inclined plane?
Found by dividing the length of incline by the height of the incline.
What is the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane?
Who is Taylor Swift?
What are screws?
The force exerted by the machine.
What is output force?
A rigid bar that is free to pivot, rotate, or move around a fixed point. There are many examples of this type of simple machine in the body.
What is a lever?
Determined by dividing the radius of wheel by the radius of the axis.
What is the mechanical advantage of a wheel and axle?
The amount of siblings Ms. Guido has.
How many is 4?
What is an inclined plane?
Output work divided by input work, multiplied by 100%.
What is a efficiency?
A simple machine made up of two circular objects that are fastened together and rotate around a common axis. An example is a screwdriver.
What is a wheel and axle?
Found by finding the ratio of the output force to the input force.
What is mechanical advantage?
The state where Ms. Guido is from.
Where is NJ?
Fork, grater, peeler, ice cream scoop
What are wedges?
The amount of work you do when you exert a force of 1 newton to move an object a distance of 1 meter.
What is one Joule (J)?
A machine that utilizes two or more simple machines, such as an apple peeler.
What is a compound machine?
Determined by dividing the length of the machine by its width.
What is the ideal mechanical advantage of a wedge?
The city where Ms. Guido was born.
Where is Amsterdam?
Elevator, crane, clothesline, well wheel
What are pulleys?
Found by dividing work and time.
What is the power?
A grooved wheel with a rope wrapped around it used by pulling on the rope, change the amount and direction of your input force.
What is a pulley?
Found by dividing the distance from the fulcrum to input force by the distance from the fulcrum to the output force.
What is the mechanical advantage of a lever?
Ms. Guido's coffee order.
What is a venti chocolate almond milk shaken espresso.
Windmill, bicycle, ferris wheel, electric fan
What are wheel and axles?