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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Symbol for height above ground






2. Equation for Impulse






3. Symbol of Impulse






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






5. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






6. SI unit for impulse






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






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






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






10. Equation for Power






11. Equation for kinetic friction






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






13. Symbol of Force






14. Equation for Strain enegy






15. Symbol for torque






16. 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






17. The spring constant






18. Potential energy due to an objects form






19. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






20. Symbol of mass






21. Symbol for gravity






22. Symbol for Watts






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






24. Coefficient of static friction






25. Static friction






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






27. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






29. zero OR balanced






30. Equation for Potential Energy






31. The capacity to do mechanical work






32. Kinetic friction






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






34. Equation for Kinetic Energy






35. Coefficient of kinetic friction






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






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






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






39. Equation of impulse






40. Rearrangement of equation for Power






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






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






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






44. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






46. Symbol for displacement






47. Equation for static friction






48. Equation for acceleration






49. Equation of Force






50. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling