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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. SI unit of Force






2. Symbol for displacement






3. The energy due to the position that a body occupies relative to the earths surface






4. Newton's 3rd Law of Motion (law of reaction)






5. Equation for Impulse






6. SI unit for mechanical energy






7. The force that arises whenever one body moves - or tends to move across the surface of (always opposes the motion or impending motion)






8. Quantity of matter contained in an object






9. Symbol for power - measured in Watts (W)






10. Equation for momentum






11. Coefficient of static friction






12. Product of mass and linear velocity






13. Symbol for gravity






14. Coefficient of kinetic friction






15. Mechanical work is equal to the product of magnitude of the force is applied to an object and the displacement undergone by the object in the direction that the force is being applied






16. Symbol of Force






17. Equation of Force






18. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






19. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






20. Sketch that shows a defined system in isolation with all of the force vectors acting on the system.






21. Newton's 2nd Law of Motion (law of acceleration)






22. Newton's 1st Law of motion (law of inertia)






23. P






24. An interaction between two objects/bodies that change or tend to change their motion (Vector)






25. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






26. Symbol of inertia






27. Symbol for torque






28. The study of HOW things move (describes the appearance of movement position - velocity - and acceleration)






29. Static friction






30. Symbol of Impulse






31. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






32. Potential energy due to an objects form






33. Equation for kinetic friction






34. Equation for acceleration






35. Point around which a body's weight is equally balanced - no matter how the body is positioned.






36. Resultant force derived from the composition of two or more forces






37. Symbol of mass






38. The study of what causes motion (describes the forces that cause motion)






39. Kinetic friction






40. Physical quantity that is completely described by its magnitude (mass - volume - length)






41. Symbol for height above ground






42. Equation for Strain enegy






43. A force acting away from the CoG of a body induces translation AND rotation






44. zero OR balanced






45. Tendency of a body to resist a change in its state of motion






46. Equation for Power






47. A force acting through the CoG of a body induces translation






48. Symbol for acceleration






49. Equation for static friction






50. Equation for work