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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Symbol for gravity






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






3. Symbol of Impulse






4. 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






5. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






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






7. Equation for static friction






8. Equation for Strain enegy






9. Coefficient of static friction






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






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






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






13. Symbol of inertia






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






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






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






17. zero OR balanced






18. Equation for Power






19. Symbol for displacement






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






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






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






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






24. Rotary effect of a force






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






26. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






27. Equation for acceleration






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






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






30. Symbol of mass






31. Symbol of Force






32. Equation for Potential Energy






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






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






35. Symbol for height above ground






36. Coefficient of kinetic friction






37. Symbol for acceleration






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






39. P






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






41. SI unit for impulse






42. The spring constant






43. Symbol for torque






44. Static friction






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






46. Equation of impulse






47. Kinetic friction






48. Quantity of matter contained in an object






49. The capacity to do mechanical work






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