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Terminology

The following is a list of terms and their corresponding definitions which are important to the Water Systems unit :

A

 

A

actual mechanical advantage =

automation =

 

C

component =

consumerism =

customer service =

 

E

efficiency =

effort arm =

energy =

 

F

first-class lever =

force =

friction =

fulcrum =

 

G

gravitational potential energy =

gravity =

 

I

ideal meachanical advantage =

inclined plane =

input =

input force =

 

K

kinetic energy =

 

L

lever =

load arm =

load force =

lost energy =

lubricant =

 

M

machine =

magnitude =

mass =

mechanical advantage =

mechanical system =

mechanism =

 

N

newton =

non-mechanical system =

 

O

output =

output force =

 

P

physical system =

potential energy =

productivity =

pulley =

 

S

screw =

second-class lever =

simple machine =

sliding friction =

social system =

static friction =

spring scale =

system =

 

T

third-class lever =

transferred =

transformed =

 

U

useful output work =

 

W

wedge =

weight =

wheel and axle =

work =

 

Created by:
Ian Fischer
St. Joseph High School
Ottawa, Canada