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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equation for Potential Energy






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






3. P






4. Symbol of Force






5. Product of mass and linear velocity






6. Symbol for torque






7. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is no movement between the surfaces






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






9. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






10. The capacity to do mechanical work






11. Kinetic energy (KE) and Potential Energy (PE)






12. Equation for Kinetic Energy






13. Equation for Strain enegy






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






15. Physical quantity that possesses both magnitude and direction ( force - pressure - torque - weight)






16. Symbol for height above ground






17. zero OR balanced






18. Rotary effect of a force






19. Symbol for displacement






20. SI unit for impulse






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






22. Equation for Power






23. Symbol of inertia






24. Product of force X time over which the force acts






25. Equation for acceleration






26. Symbol of mass






27. Symbol for acceleration






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






29. Symbol for gravity






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






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






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






33. 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






34. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is movement between the surfaces






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






36. Static friction






37. Coefficient of kinetic friction






38. Equation for kinetic friction






39. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






40. SI unit of Force






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






42. The spring constant






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






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






45. Rearrangement of equation for Power






46. Coefficient of static friction






47. Potential energy due to an objects form






48. Symbol of Impulse






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






50. Equation of impulse