Energy Vocab Review Physical Science

transfer of energy when a force is applied over a distance measure in joules

• work
• energy
• system
• mechanical energy
• power

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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

• work
• machine
• simple machine
• compound machine
• power

machine that does work with only one movement; examples include lever, pulley, wheel, and axle, inclined plane, screw, and wedge

• mechanical advantage
• mechanical energy
• simple machine
• compound machine
• efficiency

a machine that is a combination of two or more simple machines

• mechanical advantage
• power
• simple machine
• compound machine
• efficiency

atio of the output work done by the machine to the input work done on the machine, expressed as a percentage

• mechanical advantage
• power
• kinetic energy
• mechanical energy
• efficiency

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

atio of output force exerted by a machine to the other input force to the machine

• mechanical advantage
• power
• law of conservation of energy
• mechanical energy
• efficiency

the ability to cause change, measure in joules

• work
• energy
• system
• mechanical energy
• power

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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

• work
• energy
• system
• kinetic energy
• power

energy a moving object has because of its motion; determined by the mass and speed of the object

• elastic energy
• chemical potential energy
• energy
• kinetic energy
• potential energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

energy that is stored due to the interaction between objects

• elastic energy
• chemical potential energy
• energy
• kinetic energy
• potential energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2