TSA Tech Bowl Enginering ALL VOCAB (given not extra)

What is compression?

A force that pushes something together.

What is tension?

A force that pulls something apart.

What is shear?

A force that slides parts past each other.

What is torsion?

A twisting force.

What is bending?

A force that curves something.

What is friction?

A force that slows down movement between surfaces.

What is drag?

A force that slows down objects moving through air or water.

What is lift?

A force that pushes something up, like an airplane wing.

What is spring force?

A force from a compressed or stretched spring.

What is applied force?

A force you put on something.

What is normal force?

A force that pushes up to support an object.

What is air resistance?

A force that slows objects moving through air.

What are simple machines?

Tools that make work easier using one movement.

What are compound machines?

Machines made of two or more simple machines.

What is effort?

The force you use to do work.

What is load?

The weight or object you want to move.

What is a fulcrum?

The point a lever pivots on.

What is a lever?

A bar that moves around a fulcrum to lift or move loads.

What is a pulley?

A wheel with a rope to help lift or move things.

What is an inclined plane / ramp?

A slanted surface that makes lifting easier.

What is a screw?

A twisted inclined plane used to hold things together or lift.

What is a gripper?

A tool on a robot that grabs things.

What is a sensor?

A device that detects or measures something.

What is an end effector?

The tool at the end of a robot arm that interacts with the environment