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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equation for kinetic friction






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






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






4. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






5. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






6. P






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






8. Symbol for Watts






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






10. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






12. Symbol for height above ground






13. Equation for Impulse






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. Product of mass and linear velocity






16. Symbol of inertia






17. SI unit of Force






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






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






20. Rearrangement of equation for Power






21. Coefficient of static friction






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






23. Equation for momentum






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






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






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






27. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






28. Symbol for displacement






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






30. Static friction






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






32. Symbol of Force






33. Equation for Strain enegy






34. The spring constant






35. Equation for work






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






37. Equation for Kinetic Energy






38. Equation for static friction






39. Coefficient of kinetic friction






40. SI unit for impulse






41. Potential energy due to an objects form






42. Equation for Potential Energy






43. Equation of impulse






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






45. zero OR balanced






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






47. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






49. Equation for Power






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