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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equation for Impulse






2. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






3. Symbol for acceleration






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






5. The capacity to do mechanical work






6. Coefficient of kinetic friction






7. Rotary effect of a force






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






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






10. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






12. Symbol of Impulse






13. Symbol of inertia






14. Equation for work






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






16. Symbol for Watts






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






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






19. 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






20. Equation for Power






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






22. Symbol of mass






23. Product of mass and linear velocity






24. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






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






26. Symbol for torque






27. Coefficient of static friction






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






29. Equation for kinetic friction






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






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






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






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






34. Symbol for height above ground






35. Equation of impulse






36. zero OR balanced






37. Symbol for displacement






38. Equation of Force






39. Kinetic friction






40. SI unit for impulse






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






42. Equation for Kinetic Energy






43. Potential energy due to an objects form






44. Equation for acceleration






45. Symbol for gravity






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






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






48. Quantity of matter contained in an object






49. The rate of the mechanical work done by a force






50. Equation for momentum