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100

activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result

Work

100

an apparatus using or applying mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task

Machine

100

the work done by a simple machine, compound machine, or any type of engine model

Work output

100

a position in a scale or rank

Level

100

simple machine consisting of a sloping surface, used for raising heavy bodies

Inclined plane

200

the SI unit of work or energy

Joule

200

the force with which you push or pull an object and the force that you would need to lift the object without the inclined plane

Input and Output Force

200

a measure of the ratio of output force to input force in a system

Mechanical advantage

200

the point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots

Fulcrum

200

a piece of wood, metal, or some other material having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them

Wedge

300

the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality

Power

300

the distance over which the input force is applied

Input distance

300

the mechanical advantage determined by physical measurement of the input and output forces

Actual mechanical advantage

300

The side of a lever on which force is applied

Input arm

300

a nail-shaped or rod-shaped piece with a spiral groove and a slotted or recessed head designed to be inserted into material by rotating and used for fastening pieces of solid material together

Screw

400

the SI unit of power

Watt

400

The MACHINE does work by exerting a force over another distance

Output distance

400

the mechanical advantage of a perfect machine with no loss of useful work caused by friction between moving parts

Ideal mechanical advantage
400

the portion of the lever directly connected to the load

Output arm

400

a wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes. It acts to change the direction of a force applied to the cord and is chiefly used to raise heavy weights

Pulley

500

a unit of power equal to 550 foot-pounds per second

Horsepower

500

the amount of energy supplied to the machine

Work input

500

the state or quality of being efficient

Efficiency

500
a simple lifting machine consisting of a rope which unwinds from a wheel on to a cylindrical drum or shaft joined to the wheel to provide mechanical advantage

Wheel and Axle

500

a machine made up of two or more simple machines working together

Compound Machine