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Chapter 16
Machines
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Science
6th Grade
03/10/2013

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Effect
Definition
What happens
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Cause
Definition
Why something happens
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Work
Definition
Using force (pushing or pulling) to move an object a certain distance
Term
How much work is done
Definition
work = force x distance
Term
Joule (J)
Definition
unit used to measure work
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Joule (J) =
Definition
newton (N) x meter (M)
Term
machine
Definition
Any device that helps people do work
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simple machine
Definition
A tool made up of one or two parts
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compound machine
Definition
Contains one or more simple machines among its many parts
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fulcrum
Definition
afulcrum a support on which a lever rests while moving or lifting an object
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load
Definition
force of an object on a lever
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effortt force
Definition
A force applied to the end of a lever to lift a load
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