Physical Science Chapter 4 & 5 Vocab

Transfer of energy when a force is applied over a distance and is measured in joules

• work

• power

• mechanical energy

• potential energy

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A device that makes doing work easier by increasing the force applied to an object, changing the direction of an applied force, or increasing the distance over which the force can be applied.

• machine

• system

• solar collector

• thermal insulator

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A machine that does work with only one movement;m examples are lever, pully wheel & axle, inclined plane screw or wedge.

• simple machine

• compound machine

• solar collector

• thermal insultor

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The ratio of the output work done on the machine to the input work done on the device is expressed in a percent.

• efficiency

• kinetic energy

• system

• work

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The ratio of the output force exerted by a machine to the input force applied to the machine.

• mechanical advantage

• efficiency

• solar collector

• thermal insulator

The ability to cause change, measured in joules.

• energy

• power

• work

• mechanical advantage

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A region or set of regions around which a boundary can be defined.

• system

• machine

• mechanical advantage

• solar collector

The energy a moving object has because of its motion; determines the mass and speed of the object.

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• chemical potential energy

• mechanical energy

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The energy that is stored is due to the interactions between objects.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• chemical potential energy

• mechanical energy

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The energy that is stored by compressing or stretching an object.

• elastic potential energy

• chemical potential energy

• mechanical energy

• kinetic energy