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






3. Equation of Force






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






5. Symbol of inertia






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






7. The spring constant






8. Symbol for acceleration






9. Equation of impulse






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






11. Symbol for height above ground






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






13. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






14. Equation for Impulse






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






16. Coefficient of static friction






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






18. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






20. Rearrangement of equation for Power






21. Symbol of mass






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






23. Symbol for Watts






24. Symbol for displacement






25. Equation for momentum






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






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






28. Equation for Power






29. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






31. Equation for Potential Energy






32. Static friction






33. Symbol for torque






34. Symbol for gravity






35. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






36. Equation for Strain enegy






37. Equation for Kinetic Energy






38. Equation for static friction






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






40. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






42. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






44. 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






45. Symbol of Force






46. Symbol of Impulse






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






48. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






50. Rotary effect of a force