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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equation of impulse






2. Equation for Strain enegy






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






4. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






5. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






7. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






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






9. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






11. Coefficient of static friction






12. Equation for kinetic friction






13. Equation for Kinetic Energy






14. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






15. Symbol for Watts






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






17. Symbol for displacement






18. Equation for Impulse






19. SI unit for impulse






20. The spring constant






21. Symbol of mass






22. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






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






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






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






27. Coefficient of kinetic friction






28. Equation for static friction






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






30. P






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






32. Symbol of Force






33. Static friction






34. 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






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






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






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






38. Symbol for gravity






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






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






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






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






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






44. Symbol of Impulse






45. SI unit of Force






46. Rotary effect of a force






47. Kinetic friction






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






49. Equation for work






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