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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. Equation for Power






2. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






3. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






5. Equation for Potential Energy






6. Static friction






7. Potential energy due to an objects form






8. 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






9. Kinetic friction






10. Coefficient of static friction






11. Symbol for displacement






12. P






13. The spring constant






14. Symbol for torque






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






16. Symbol of mass






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






18. Equation of Force






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






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






21. Symbol for height above ground






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






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






24. Equation for static friction






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






26. Symbol of Force






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






28. Equation of impulse






29. Symbol of Impulse






30. Symbol for acceleration






31. Rearrangement of equation for Power






32. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






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






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






36. Equation for work






37. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






38. The capacity to do mechanical work






39. Equation for momentum






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






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






42. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






43. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






45. Equation for Strain enegy






46. Symbol for gravity






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






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






49. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






50. Equation for acceleration