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Energy - Caelyn Rawls Flashcards

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The energy a moving object has because of its motion

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Kinetic Energy

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2
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Stored energy due to its position

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Potential Energy

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3
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Energy stored by something that can stretch or compress

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Elastic Potential Energy

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4
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Energy stored in chemical bonds

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Chemical Potential Energy

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5
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Energy stored by objects due to their position above earths surface

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Gravitational Potential Energy

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6
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This states that energy cannot be created or destroyed

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Law Of Conservation Of Energy

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7
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The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move

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Work

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8
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The amount of work done in one second

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Power

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9
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A device that makes doing work easier

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Machine

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10
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The force that is applied to the machine

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Input Force

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11
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The force applied by the machine

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Output Force

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12
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The ratio of the output force to the input force

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Mechanical Advantage

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13
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A measure of how much of the work put into a machine is changed into useful output work by the machine

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Efficiency

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14
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A machine that does work with only one movement of the machine

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Simple Machine

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15
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A bar that is free to pivot or turn around a fixed point.

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Lever

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16
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A grooved wheel with a rope, chain, or cable running along the groove.

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Pulley

17
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A simple machine consisting of a shaft or axle attached to the center of a large wheel.

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Wheel And Axle

18
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A slope surface that reduces the amount of slope require to do work.

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Inclined Plane

19
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An inclined plane wrapped in a spiral around a cylindrical post.

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Screw

20
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An inclined plane with one or two sloping sides.

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Wedge

21
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Two or more simple machines that operate together.

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Compound Machine

22
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The total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system.

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Mechanical Energy

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