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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. Kinetic friction






2. Potential energy due to an objects form






3. Equation for static friction






4. Symbol for displacement






5. Equation for Kinetic Energy






6. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






8. Coefficient of static friction






9. Equation for Potential Energy






10. Rearrangement of equation for Power






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






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






13. zero OR balanced






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






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






16. The spring constant






17. Equation for Power






18. Symbol of inertia






19. Equation for Strain enegy






20. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






21. Symbol for gravity






22. 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






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






24. Symbol for acceleration






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






26. Rotary effect of a force






27. Symbol of Impulse






28. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






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






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






32. SI unit of Force






33. Symbol of Force






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






35. Static friction






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






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






38. Equation for Impulse






39. Coefficient of kinetic friction






40. SI unit for impulse






41. Symbol for torque






42. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






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






45. Equation for work






46. P






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






48. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






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