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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Physical quantity that possesses both magnitude and direction ( force - pressure - torque - weight)






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






3. P






4. Equation for static friction






5. Equation of Force






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






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






8. Symbol for acceleration






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






10. 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






11. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






13. Equation for Power






14. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






16. Rearrangement of equation for Power






17. Symbol of inertia






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






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






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






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






22. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






23. Symbol for torque






24. Kinetic friction






25. The spring constant






26. Equation for work






27. zero OR balanced






28. Symbol for gravity






29. Symbol of Impulse






30. Symbol of mass






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






32. Equation for Potential Energy






33. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






34. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






36. SI unit of Force






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






38. Equation for Impulse






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






40. SI unit for impulse






41. Equation for kinetic friction






42. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






43. Equation for Strain enegy






44. Symbol for displacement






45. Symbol for height above ground






46. Symbol for Watts






47. Coefficient of static friction






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






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






50. Coefficient of kinetic friction