Physical Science - Chapter 14 Vocab Quiz (Pearson)

The product of force and distance

• work

• power

• joule

• watt

The SI unit of work

• joule

• watt

• Newton

• meter

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The rate of doing work.

• power

• work

• force

• distance

The SI unit of power.

• watt

• joule

• second

• meter

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Another common unit of power, equal to about 746 watts.

• horsepower

• watt

• joule

• Newton

A device that changes a force

• machine

• compound machine

• wedge

• lever

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The force you exert on a machine.

• input force

• input distance

• work input

• input arm

The distance the input force acts through.

• input distance

• input force

• work input

• input arm

The work done by the input force acting through the input distance.

• work input

• input force

• input distance

• input arm

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The force that is exerted by a machine

• output force

• output distance

• work output

• output arm