Ch 4 Vocabulary Words
Across
- 4. energy a moving object has because of its motion; determined by the mass and speed of the object
- 5. machine that is a combination of two or more simple machines
- 6. a region or set of regions around which a boundary can be defined
- 8. energy that is due to the gravitational force between two objects
- 10. ratio of the output work done by the machine to the input work done on the machine, expressed as a percentage
- 13. states that energy cannot be created or destroyed
- 14. device that makes doing work easier by increasing the force applied to an object, changing the direction over which a force can be applied
- 16. transfer of energy when a force is applied over a distance; measured in joules
Down
- 1. sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy of the objects in a system
- 2. ratio of the output force exerted by a machine to the input force applied to the machine
- 3. energy that is due to chemical bonds
- 7. energy that is stored by compressing or stretching an object
- 9. machine that does work with only one movement; examples include lever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw, and wedge
- 11. the ability to cause change, measured in joules
- 12. energy that is stored due to the interactions between objects
- 15. rate at which energy is converted; measured in watts