Rube Goldberg - Vocabulary Crossword

A deliberately complex contraption in which a series of devices that perform simple tasks are linked together to produce a domino effect in which activating one device triggers the next device in the sequence.
A wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes. It acts to change the direction of a force applied to the cord and is chiefly used (typically in combination) to raise heavy weights
A simple lifting machine consisting of a rope which unwinds from a wheel on to a cylindrical drum or shaft joined to the wheel to provide mechanical advantage.
A rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to help move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other.
A plane inclined at an angle to the horizontal
A piece of wood, metal, or some other material having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.
A short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place.
Any of the basic mechanical devices for applying a force, such as an inclined plane, wedge, or lever.
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
A wheel with jagged edges like teeth
A set of pulleys
A combination of two or more simple machines that operate together
Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object
The energy an object has due to its motion
Energy caused by an object's vibrations
The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
The conversion of one form of energy into another, or the movement of energy from one place to another.
A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.
physical strength and force exerted by something or someone