Mechanical Crossword
Across
- 2. unit used for measuring force
- 4. pair of wheels that have teeth that can interlink
- 5. uses a liquid under pressure to move loads
- 8. is the physical form of the device that makes it usable
- 12. fixed point that a lever rotates on
- 16. a machine in which simple machines work together
- 19. what a device is supposed to do
- 20. contains a number of gears that allow the operator to apply different amounts of force
- 21. the force the machine applies to the object
- 22. consists of wire, rope or cable moving on a grooved wheel
- 23. a cylinder with a groove cut in the spiral
- 25. a group of parts that work together to perform a function
Down
- 1. measure of how much force is applied to an area
- 3. the amount of which a machine can multiply a force
- 6. rigid bar or plank that can rotate around a fixed point
- 7. allows for lifting heavy objects using a smaller force
- 9. tool or device that is made of one machine
- 10. just have one function inside a complex machine
- 11. a force that opposes motion
- 13. measure of how the speed of the object is affected by the machine
- 14. the force applied to the machine
- 15. measurement of how well a machine uses it's energy
- 17. transfers energy from the pedals to the back wheel
- 18. pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted equally throughout the liquid
- 24. when a force acts upon an object to make it move it is called