Definition should include
- machines or devices that change force, movement, or rate
- identifying what is being transformed in each system (e.g., force, torque, speed, pressure, voltage, current)
- identifying how the object is being transformed in each type of system
- identifying what is being sacrificed to make the change in each type of system.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is ideal mechanical advantage?
- What is actual mechanical advantage?
- How do force transformers affect efficiency?