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Conservation of Energy
Conservation of Energy- 2 + Additional Vocab
Vocab
Simple Machines
100
Stored energy
What is potential energy?
100
Energy of electromagnetic radiation
What is light energy?
100
Part of a simple machine where you put pressure on
What is a load?
100
A wheel with two raised edges so that a rope or a string will run along the wheel without coming off
What is a pulley?
200
Energy of motion
What is kinetic energy?
200
Potential energy of a chemical substance to undergo a transformation through a chemical reaction
What is chemical energy?
200
Mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result
What is work?
200
A wheel attached to an axle so that these two parts rotate together in which a force is transferred from one to the other. In this configuration a hinge, or bearing, supports the rotation of the axle.
What is a wheel and axle?
300
Energy of an object due to its motion or position *Hint: potential and kinetic energy together
What is mechanical energy?
300
Changing one form of energy to another
What is Energy Transformation?
300
Basic elementary machine
What is a simple machine?
300
Can do two things. First, they can convert a force that goes around and around into a force that goes up and down. Second, screws can thread into things like wood or a metal bolt so that the two things are interlocked and can't come apart.
What is a screw?
400
Energy that comes from heat
What is thermal energy?
400
An established itinerary of events or venues used for a particular activity, typically involving public performance.
What is a circuit? (A closed circuit has a complete path for current to flow. An open circuit doesn’t, which means it’s not functional)
400
The ratio of the force produced by a machine to the force applied to it, used in assessing the performance of a machine.
What is mechanical advantage?
400
Two inclined planes back to back against each other.
What is a wedge?
500
Energy newly derived from electrical potential energy
What is Electrical energy?
500
A supply that supplies electrical power to an electric load
What is a power source?
500
The point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots.
What is a fulcrum?