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