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Mechanical Analysis

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






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






3. Equation of impulse






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






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






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






7. SI unit for mechanical energy






8. Kinetic friction






9. Rearrangement of equation for Power






10. Equation for Strain enegy






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






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






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






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






15. Coefficient of kinetic friction






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






17. Equation for work






18. Symbol of mass






19. Symbol for Watts






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






21. Equation for static friction






22. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






24. Equation for Impulse






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






26. Symbol of Force






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






28. zero OR balanced






29. Symbol for gravity






30. Equation for kinetic friction






31. Equation for acceleration






32. SI unit of Force






33. Static friction






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






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






36. Symbol of Impulse






37. The spring constant






38. Symbol of inertia






39. Coefficient of static friction






40. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






41. Symbol for torque






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






43. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






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






46. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






47. Equation for momentum






48. Potential energy due to an objects form






49. Equation for Potential Energy






50. The capacity to do mechanical work