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Conceptual Physics- Nashoba
Chapter. 8 Notes
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Physics
12th Grade
02/04/2008

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Work
Definition
forces times distance
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impulse
Definition
force times time
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Joules
Definition
unit of measure for work; Newton times meter
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Power
Definition
Work/ time
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Watt
Definition
unit used to measure power; joule per second
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Energy
Definition
what enables things to do work
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Mechanical Energy
Definition
Energy used with help from machines
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Gravitational potentional energy
Definition
mgh, weight times height
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Kinetic energy
Definition
1/2 mass times speed squared
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Force times distance
Definition
1/2 mv squared
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Law of conservation
Definition
energy cannot be lost
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machine
Definition
device used to multiply forces or simply to change the direction of forces
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lever
Definition
work done on one end is transferred to work on the load on the other side of the fulcrum
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fulcrum
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pivot point
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mechanical advantage
Definition
ratio of output force to input force
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pulley
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a kind of lever that can be used to change the direction of a force
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efficiency
Definition
useful work output/ total work input
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