Unit 7 Vocab Crossword
Across
- 2. An inclined plane
- 4. A simple machine that can be used to push objects apart
- 5. A spiral staircase is an example of a _____________.
- 7. This is a part of simple machines that helps pulleys change the direction of a force
- 10. A kind of simple machine that can be used to change the direction of the force. It uses rope and a wheel.
- 12. A term used to mean the force exerted on a surface
- 14. A device used to multiply forces or change the direction of forces
- 16. The type of energy in motion
- 18. The law of _____________ of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
- 19. The unit for both work and energy
Down
- 1. When a force acts upon an object to cause it to move a distance
- 3. The rate at which work is done
- 6. The ability to do work
- 8. A bar rested on a support that lifts or moves loads
- 9. The pivot point on a lever
- 10. The type of energy that is stored and ready to be used
- 11. The amount of useful output a process or machine can generate as a percentage of the input required to make it go.
- 13. The mechanical ______________ is used in assessing the performance of a machine.
- 15. The unit for power
- 17. Whenever work is done, energy changes. This is known as the work-energy _______.