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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






3. Equation for Kinetic Energy






4. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






5. SI unit for impulse






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






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






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






9. Equation for static friction






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






11. zero OR balanced






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






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






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






15. Equation for Potential Energy






16. 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






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






18. Symbol of mass






19. Symbol of Impulse






20. Symbol for height above ground






21. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






22. Symbol for acceleration






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






24. Symbol for displacement






25. Symbol of inertia






26. P






27. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






28. Equation for Strain enegy






29. Equation for Impulse






30. Symbol of Force






31. Rearrangement of equation for Power






32. Coefficient of static friction






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






34. Equation of Force






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






36. Kinetic friction






37. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






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






40. Equation for kinetic friction






41. Equation of impulse






42. Equation for momentum






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






44. Rotary effect of a force






45. Quantity of matter contained in an object






46. The spring constant






47. Static friction






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






49. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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