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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. Equation for kinetic friction






2. Equation for Potential Energy






3. Kinetic friction






4. Equation for momentum






5. Static friction






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






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






8. SI unit for mechanical energy






9. Quantity of matter contained in an object






10. Symbol of inertia






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






12. Product of mass and linear velocity






13. zero OR balanced






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






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






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






17. Symbol of mass






18. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






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






21. Equation for work






22. Equation for Strain enegy






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






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






25. Symbol for height above ground






26. SI unit for impulse






27. Symbol of Force






28. Coefficient of kinetic friction






29. Equation for Impulse






30. Symbol for Watts






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






32. Equation for static friction






33. Rotary effect of a force






34. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






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






36. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






38. Symbol for torque






39. Rearrangement of equation for Power






40. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






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






42. Equation of impulse






43. 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






44. Symbol for acceleration






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






46. Equation of Force






47. Coefficient of static friction






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






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






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