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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 kinetic friction






2. Symbol of Force






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






4. zero OR balanced






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






6. Symbol for height above ground






7. Static friction






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






9. Equation for Strain enegy






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






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






12. Equation of Force






13. Kinetic friction






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






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






16. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






17. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






19. Equation for Kinetic Energy






20. 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






21. Equation for static friction






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






23. Symbol for gravity






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






25. Rotary effect of a force






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






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






28. Equation for Power






29. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






30. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






31. P






32. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






33. Equation for momentum






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






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






36. Equation for work






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






38. Coefficient of kinetic friction






39. Symbol for Watts






40. SI unit of Force






41. Symbol for acceleration






42. Symbol for displacement






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






44. Equation of impulse






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






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






47. Product of mass and linear velocity






48. Quantity of matter contained in an object






49. Potential energy due to an objects form






50. Coefficient of static friction