Energy Vocabulary

the ability to do work

• energy
• force
• power
• strength

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accomplished when an object moves as a result of a force acting upon it

• work
• energy
• force
• power

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a rigid bar free to pivot around a fixed point called a fulcrum. Used to push, pull or lift things. Example: Seesaw

• lever
• fulcrum
• screw
• inclined plane

the fixed point that a lever pivots around

• fulcrum
• lever
• screw
• pulley

a simple machine consisting of a wheel that has a rope wrapped around it and is used to lift heavy objects by changing the direction of a force. Example: Flagpole

• pulley

• screw

• lever

• inclined plane

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a flat surface that is raised at one end so it is higher than the other. Example: Wheel Chair Ramp

• inclined plane
• wedge
• lever
• screw

a type of inclined plane; a double inclined plane that is wide at one end and pointed at the other. Used to split or cut objects. Example: Ax

• wedge
• pulley
• lever
• screw

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an inclined plane that is wrapped around a rod; used to hold things together. Example: Bottom of a lightbulb

• screw
• wedge
• lever
• pulley

A rod attached to a wheel that makes it easier to turn things. Example: Door Knob

• wheel and axle
• screw
• lever
• pulley

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machine made of two or more simple machines

• compound machine
• double machine
• simple machine
• duplicate machine

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