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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. Equation for Kinetic Energy






3. Symbol of Force






4. zero OR balanced






5. Symbol for Watts






6. Symbol of Impulse






7. Symbol for acceleration






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






9. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






11. Coefficient of static friction






12. Potential energy due to an objects form






13. Equation for static friction






14. Symbol for height above ground






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






16. The capacity to do mechanical work






17. Symbol of mass






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






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






20. Equation for Potential Energy






21. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






22. Equation for work






23. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






24. The spring constant






25. Equation for Strain enegy






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






27. Symbol of inertia






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






33. P






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






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






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






37. Static friction






38. Equation for Impulse






39. Symbol for gravity






40. Product of mass and linear velocity






41. Symbol for torque






42. SI unit for impulse






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






44. SI unit of Force






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






46. Equation for momentum






47. Equation for acceleration






48. Equation of Force






49. Equation for Power






50. Rearrangement of equation for Power