Work
A device that makes doing work easier.
Machine
States that energy cannot be created nor destroyed.
Law of Conservation of Energy
Movement of Energy from one object to another.
Energy Transfer
A stiff bar that rests on a support called a fulcrum. Lifts or moves loads.
Lever
Photosynthesis
Chemical
The Force being applied, multiplied by the
distance over which it is applied
Work
The ability to cause change in matter
Energy
The transfer of energy between objects with different temperatures.
HEAT
Slide, stairs, ramp, escalator, slope
Inclined Plane
Music
Sound
The work you put IN to use the machine
Input Force
The measurement of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance.
Temperature
What energy transfers are occurring during photosynthesis?
Solar, Light, & Chemical
An inclined plane wrapped around a pole
Holds things together or lifts
Screw
Energy from an electrical current
Electrical
The work the machine does for you
Output Force
Energy of Motion
Kinetic Energy
What energy transfers are occurring when popcorn is cooking in the MICROWAVE?
Heat, light, & electrical
A grooved wheel with a rope or cable around it
Pulley
A combination of potential and kinetic energy
Mechanical Energy
Indication of how much the input force is magnified by a machine
The energy an object has because of its position or shape.
Potential Energy
Sound
Knife, pin, nail, chisel,ax, snowplow, front of a boat
Wedge
Energy from the Sun
Solar