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Work, Power and Machines
Chapter 8
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Science
11th Grade
12/08/2008

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Term
Machine
Definition

Any device that makes work easier

by increasing a force or changing the direction.

Term
work
Definition
force applied over a certain distance
Term
Mechanical energy
Definition
The energy due to the position of something; potential or kinetic
Term

kinetic energy

Definition

Energy of Motion.

 

Term
Law of conservation of Energy
Definition
Energy cannot be created or destroyed but only transformed from one form to another.
Term
watt
Definition

SI unit

of

power

Term
Potential energy
Definition

Energy of position

(usually related to the position of 2 things)

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power
Definition
Rate (time) at which work is done.
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Lever
Definition
A bar that turns around a fixed point.
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