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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Point around which a body's weight is equally balanced - no matter how the body is positioned.






2. Symbol of Force






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






4. Equation for acceleration






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






6. Static friction






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






8. Quantity of matter contained in an object






9. Symbol of inertia






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






11. Kinetic friction






12. Symbol of mass






13. P






14. 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






15. Equation for Power






16. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






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






19. Equation for momentum






20. Equation for Kinetic Energy






21. Symbol for height above ground






22. Equation for kinetic friction






23. Rotary effect of a force






24. Potential energy due to an objects form






25. The capacity to do mechanical work






26. Equation for Impulse






27. Equation for static friction






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






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






30. Equation for Potential Energy






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






32. Symbol of Impulse






33. SI unit for impulse






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






35. Equation of impulse






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






37. Symbol for torque






38. Symbol for acceleration






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






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






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






42. Equation for work






43. Symbol for displacement






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






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






46. The spring constant






47. zero OR balanced






48. Coefficient of static friction






49. Symbol for gravity






50. Equation for Strain enegy