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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equation for Impulse






2. SI unit of Force






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






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






5. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






7. Coefficient of static friction






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






9. Symbol of Impulse






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






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. SI unit for mechanical energy






13. The capacity to do mechanical work






14. Symbol for height above ground






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






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






17. Equation for Power






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






19. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






21. P






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






23. Equation for acceleration






24. Kinetic friction






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






26. Equation of Force






27. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






28. Equation for Potential Energy






29. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






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






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






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






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






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






35. Symbol of mass






36. Coefficient of kinetic friction






37. SI unit for impulse






38. Equation for static friction






39. zero OR balanced






40. Symbol for acceleration






41. Symbol of inertia






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






43. Equation for Strain enegy






44. Symbol of Force






45. Quantity of matter contained in an object






46. Equation for kinetic friction






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






48. The spring constant






49. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






50. Symbol for torque