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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tendency of a body to resist a change in its state of motion






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






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






4. The capacity to do mechanical work






5. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






7. SI unit for impulse






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






9. Rotary effect of a force






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. Equation for kinetic friction






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






13. zero OR balanced






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






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






16. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






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






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. Symbol of Impulse






21. Symbol of mass






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






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






24. Static friction






25. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






26. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






27. Kinetic friction






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






29. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






31. Coefficient of kinetic friction






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






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






34. Symbol for displacement






35. SI unit for mechanical energy






36. Equation for Power






37. Symbol of Force






38. Symbol of inertia






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






40. Symbol for Watts






41. P






42. Equation for Potential Energy






43. Equation for acceleration






44. Equation for momentum






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






46. Symbol for gravity






47. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






48. Equation of impulse






49. Coefficient of static friction






50. Equation of Force