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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The capacity to do mechanical work






2. Kinetic friction






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






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






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






6. Equation for Kinetic Energy






7. Rotary effect of a force






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






9. Equation for Strain enegy






10. Equation for Potential Energy






11. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






13. Coefficient of static friction






14. Symbol of Impulse






15. Symbol of mass






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






17. zero OR balanced






18. Equation of Force






19. Symbol for acceleration






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






21. Symbol for Watts






22. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






23. Equation for acceleration






24. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






25. Symbol for gravity






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






27. Coefficient of kinetic friction






28. Symbol for height above ground






29. SI unit for impulse






30. Symbol for torque






31. Static friction






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






33. Rearrangement of equation for Power






34. Equation for static friction






35. SI unit of Force






36. Symbol of Force






37. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






38. Equation for momentum






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






46. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






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






49. Equation for work






50. P