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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of what causes motion (describes the forces that cause motion)






2. Symbol of mass






3. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






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






6. Symbol of inertia






7. Rearrangement of equation for Power






8. Static friction






9. Equation of impulse






10. Coefficient of kinetic friction






11. Kinetic friction






12. Equation for kinetic friction






13. Potential energy due to an objects form






14. The spring constant






15. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






17. SI unit for impulse






18. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






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






20. Symbol of Impulse






21. Equation for work






22. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






24. zero OR balanced






25. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






26. Equation for Impulse






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






28. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






29. Symbol of Force






30. Symbol for gravity






31. Rotary effect of a force






32. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






33. P






34. Equation for momentum






35. Equation for acceleration






36. Equation for Power






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






38. Symbol for Watts






39. Equation for static friction






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






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






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






43. Symbol for torque






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






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






46. Symbol for acceleration






47. Coefficient of static friction






48. 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






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






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