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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of HOW things move (describes the appearance of movement position - velocity - and acceleration)






2. Kinetic friction






3. Symbol of Impulse






4. Rotary effect of a force






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






6. Equation for Impulse






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






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






9. Equation of impulse






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






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






12. Equation for kinetic friction






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






14. Equation for Strain enegy






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






16. Equation for acceleration






17. SI unit for impulse






18. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






19. Potential energy due to an objects form






20. Symbol of mass






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






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






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






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






25. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






26. Quantity of matter contained in an object






27. P






28. zero OR balanced






29. Symbol for gravity






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






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






32. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






33. Equation for momentum






34. SI unit for mechanical energy






35. Equation of Force






36. Coefficient of static friction






37. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






39. Symbol for acceleration






40. Symbol for torque






41. Coefficient of kinetic friction






42. Equation for static friction






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






44. Symbol for height above ground






45. SI unit of Force






46. 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






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






48. Equation for Potential Energy






49. Symbol of inertia






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