Vocabulary
What happens when an object changes its position by moving in the direction of the force that is being applied.
Work
The energy of motion.
Kinetic Energy
Stored in the bonds between atoms.
Chemical
A tool with a few parts that makes it easier or possible to do work.
Simple Machine
A simple machine made up of an inclined plane or pair of inclined planes that are moved.
Wedge
The metric unit of work.
Joule
Stored energy is called.
Potential Energy
Is associated with the moving particles that make up matter.
Heat
A simple machine containing a bar that can turn around a fixed point.
Lever
A simple machine made up of an inclined plane wrapped around a straight piece of metal.
Screw
A push or a pull.
Force
This converts mechanical energy to electrical energy by moving coils through a magnetic field.
Generator
The energy in moving objects.
Mechanical
A fixed point around which a lever rotates.
Fulcrum
A simple machine made of a ramp used to lift an object.
Inclined Plane
The length of the path between two points.
Distance
The energy that is stored in the nucleus or center of an atom.
Nuclear Energy
This type of energy is associated with light.
Radiant
The force applied to a machine by the user.
Effort Force
A simple machine made of a rope, chain, or belt wrapped around a wheel.
Pulley
The amount of work a person does within a given period of time.
Power
States that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
Law of Conservation
Is energy that causes electrons to move.
Electrical
The force applied to a machine by the object to be moved.
Resistance Force
A simple machine made up of a wheel attached to a shaft.
Wheel and Axle