Simple Machine

2. a supposition or proposed made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point further investigation
4. a variable whose value depends on that of another
6. the ratio of the force produced by a machine to the force applied to it
9. the point on which a lever rests or is supported on which it pivots
11. strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement
12. the system of rules that a particular country recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalites
14. the force which an effort force must overcome in order to do work on an object
15. a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something

1. a variable whose variation does not depend on that of another
3. any of the basic mechanical devices for applying a force, such as an inclined plane
5. the principal or horizontal axis of a system of coordinates
7. a machine consisting of two or more simple machines operating together
8. is the force placed on the simple machine to move the load
10. the secondary or vertical of a system of coordinates
13. is the amount of energy necessary to move an object