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What is a compound machine? |
A simple machine with 2 plus simple machines operating together |
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What is efficiency |
How accurate a machine is |
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What does energy mean |
The capacity to do damage |
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What is a fulcrum? |
Pivot point |
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What does input force mean? |
The initial force used to get a machine working |
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What does mechanical advantage mean? |
The ratio of force produced by the force applied to it used in accessing the performance of machine |
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What is power? |
The rate at which work is done |
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What is a pulley ? |
A simple machine |
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What is a simple machine? |
A mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force |
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What does work mean? |
When a force is applied to an object and it moves |