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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. SI unit of Force






2. Potential energy due to an objects form






3. Kinetic friction






4. Symbol of mass






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






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






7. Symbol for acceleration






8. Symbol for displacement






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






10. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






11. 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






12. Equation for Strain enegy






13. Symbol of Force






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






15. zero OR balanced






16. Quantity of matter contained in an object






17. Static friction






18. Symbol of Impulse






19. Equation for Power






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






21. Coefficient of static friction






22. Rotary effect of a force






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






24. Symbol for height above ground






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






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






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






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






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






30. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






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






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






34. Equation for momentum






35. SI unit for mechanical energy






36. Product of mass and linear velocity






37. Equation for acceleration






38. Equation for Impulse






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






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






41. Equation of Force






42. Symbol for torque






43. Equation for kinetic friction






44. Rearrangement of equation for Power






45. Equation for static friction






46. Equation for Kinetic Energy






47. Symbol of inertia






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






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






50. The spring constant