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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






2. Equation for Potential Energy






3. Equation for Kinetic Energy






4. Equation for kinetic friction






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






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






7. Equation for static friction






8. Rearrangement of equation for Power






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






10. Equation for Power






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






12. Rotary effect of a force






13. Symbol for gravity






14. SI unit of Force






15. Symbol for Watts






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






17. Symbol of Impulse






18. Equation for Impulse






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






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






21. P






22. Symbol for torque






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






24. The spring constant






25. Equation for work






26. Equation for Strain enegy






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






28. Product of mass and linear velocity






29. Equation of Force






30. Coefficient of static friction






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






32. SI unit for mechanical energy






33. Symbol for displacement






34. Symbol for acceleration






35. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






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






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






38. SI unit for impulse






39. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






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






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






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






44. Symbol of inertia






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






46. Static friction






47. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






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






50. Symbol of Force