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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equation of impulse






2. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






3. Static friction






4. Equation for kinetic friction






5. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






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






8. Symbol of Impulse






9. Equation for acceleration






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






11. zero OR balanced






12. Equation for work






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






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






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






16. Symbol of Force






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






18. Coefficient of static friction






19. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






21. Equation for Strain enegy






22. Equation for Potential Energy






23. Symbol for torque






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






25. Equation for Power






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






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






28. Symbol of mass






29. Symbol of inertia






30. Rearrangement of equation for Power






31. Equation for static friction






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






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






34. Symbol for gravity






35. Product of mass and linear velocity






36. The spring constant






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






38. Symbol for Watts






39. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






40. Coefficient of kinetic friction






41. Rotary effect of a force






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






43. Symbol for displacement






44. Equation for Impulse






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






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






47. The capacity to do mechanical work






48. Equation for momentum






49. Kinetic friction






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