Energy, work, and simple machines

Efficiency

____ can be calculated by comparing a machine's output work to its input work.

Machine

A(n) ____ is a device that changes the magnitude or the direction of a force.

Compound machine

A(n) ____ consists of two or more simple machines linked so that the resistance force of one machine becomes the effort force of the second machine.

Resistance force

The _____ is the force exerted by a machine.

Watt

A ____ is a unit of power defined as 1 joule per second

Effort force

The ____ is the force exerted by a person on a machine

Work-energy theorem

The _____ states that the work done on an object equals the change in kinetic energy of the object

Energy

The ability of an object to produce a change in itself or its surroundings is called _____

Kinetic energy

The energy that results from the motion of an object is called _____

Power

The rate of doing work is called ____.

Mechanical advantage

The ratio of the resistance force of a machine to its effort force is its ____.

Joule

The ____ is the SI unit used for work.

Ideal mechanical advantage

To calculate a machine's _____, compare the effort distance to the resistance distance

Work

When an applied force is multiplied by the distance through which the force is applied, ___ is calculated.