Notebook L1
Notebook L1
Notebook L1
Before You
Read Work and Machines
• Holding a heavy object motionless involves
a lot of work.
• Energy is lost when an object is
motionless.
• A machine is a device that creates energy.
Science Journal
Diagram a bicycle and identify the parts you think are machines.
1.
2.
3.
Review
Vocabulary Define the word force.
force
New
Vocabulary Use your book or a dictionary to define these terms.
work
simple machine
compound machine
efficiency
mechanical advantage
Academic
Vocabulary Look up the words per and cent in a dictionory.
percent
What is work? Create three sketches showing the following situations involving
I found this information work.
on page . A force is not doing
A force is doing A force is not doing work, because the
work. work, because there force does not point to
is no motion. the direction of motion.
Sketch a nail and a screw. Explain which one uses less force
and why.
Belt A Belt B
Weight (newtons)
Distance (meters) 1
Time (seconds) 3 3
Joules = Newton/meter 10 Nm 6 Nm
Joules
Input work (Win) 20 J 20 J
Output work (Wout)
Efficiency (%)