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What term is commonly applied to artificial devices employing engines or motors?
What term is commonly applied to artificial devices employing engines or motors?
- Machines (correct)
- Chemical power
- Mechanical advantage
- Biological macromolecules
What did Renaissance natural philosophers identify as elementary devices that put a load into motion?
What did Renaissance natural philosophers identify as elementary devices that put a load into motion?
- Natural forces
- Biological macromolecules
- Six simple machines (correct)
- Modern complex systems
What do modern machines consist of according to the text?
What do modern machines consist of according to the text?
- Natural forces
- Biological macromolecules
- Structural elements, mechanisms, and control components (correct)
- Chemical power
Which type of power can drive machines according to the text?
Which type of power can drive machines according to the text?
What are examples of modern machines mentioned in the text?
What are examples of modern machines mentioned in the text?