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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Symbol for height above ground






2. Static friction






3. Equation for kinetic friction






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






5. Symbol for gravity






6. Equation for static friction






7. Equation for Kinetic Energy






8. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






9. Rearrangement of equation for Power






10. zero OR balanced






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






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






13. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






15. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






17. Coefficient of kinetic friction






18. Equation for momentum






19. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






20. P






21. Symbol of Impulse






22. Equation for acceleration






23. Kinetic friction






24. Symbol of Force






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






26. Symbol for Watts






27. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






29. Equation of Force






30. Equation of impulse






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






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






33. Equation for Strain enegy






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






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






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






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






38. Coefficient of static friction






39. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






41. Symbol of mass






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






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






44. SI unit for impulse






45. Symbol for acceleration






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






47. SI unit of Force






48. Equation for Potential Energy






49. Symbol of inertia






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