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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A force acting away from the CoG of a body induces translation AND rotation






2. Symbol for displacement






3. Product of mass and linear velocity






4. Symbol for height above ground






5. Equation for static friction






6. Equation for Power






7. Symbol for acceleration






8. Static friction






9. Coefficient of kinetic friction






10. Equation for momentum






11. Equation for work






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






13. 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






14. Equation of impulse






15. Symbol of Impulse






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






17. Symbol for torque






18. SI unit for impulse






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






20. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






21. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






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






24. Equation of Force






25. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






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






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






28. Kinetic friction






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






30. Equation for acceleration






31. Equation for Impulse






32. Equation for Potential Energy






33. Rearrangement of equation for Power






34. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






35. Symbol for gravity






36. Equation for kinetic friction






37. Coefficient of static friction






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






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






40. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






42. Rotary effect of a force






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






44. P






45. Equation for Strain enegy






46. zero OR balanced






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






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






49. SI unit of Force






50. The spring constant