Vocab
The ability to do work
Energy
The metric unit of work. Also the unit of measurement of energy
Joule
Energy from stretching or compressing something
Elastic
What is another name for an inclined plane?
A ramp
Where is the Louvre located?
The energy of motion
Kinetic
Force x Distance
Work
Any kind of potential / kinetic energy
Mechanical Energy
A machine that is made of a wheel attached to a rod, essentially a smaller wheel.
Wheel-and-axle
Which basketball team owns the longest winning streak in NBA history?
LA Lakers
Stored energy, energy of position
Potential energy
The force I apply to a machine
Effort Force
Energy from the movement of electrons
Electric
A grooved wheel with a rope or a cable around it that changes the direction of the force.
Pulley
What country produces the most coffee?
Brazil
The fixed point around which a lever turns.
Fulcrum
The force the machine applies to move an object
Resistance Force
Energy from the entire electromagnetic spectrum, including visible light that can travel through space
A bar that rotates on a fixed point.
A Lever
What is the Winter Soldier's real name? Or who was he?
Bucky Barnes, Captain America's best friend
How well a machine performs
Efficiency
The number of times a machine multiplies your effort force is called...
Effort Arm/Resistance Arm or Resistance force/Effort Force
mechanical advantage
Energy from the vibrations of atoms and molecules that travel through solids, liquids, and gas, but does not travel through space
Sound Energy
A type of inclined plane where the more turns, the less effort. Wrapped around a piece of metal.
A screw
How many brains does an octopus have?