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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. SI unit for mechanical energy






2. SI unit of Force






3. Equation for static friction






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






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






6. Symbol for Watts






7. Symbol of Force






8. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






9. Equation of impulse






10. Kinetic friction






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






12. Equation for kinetic friction






13. Product of mass and linear velocity






14. Equation for Impulse






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






16. Rotary effect of a force






17. Equation for Strain enegy






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






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






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






21. zero OR balanced






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Equation for work






27. Symbol for torque






28. Equation for Power






29. SI unit for impulse






30. Symbol for acceleration






31. Symbol for height above ground






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






33. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






34. Equation for momentum






35. Potential energy due to an objects form






36. Quantity of matter contained in an object






37. Symbol for gravity






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






39. Symbol of mass






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






41. Symbol of Impulse






42. Rearrangement of equation for Power






43. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






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






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






47. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






48. Symbol of inertia






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






50. Equation for Potential Energy