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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rotary effect of a force






2. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






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






5. Symbol for displacement






6. Symbol for gravity






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






8. Equation for static friction






9. Kinetic friction






10. SI unit for mechanical energy






11. Symbol of Force






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






13. Product of mass and linear velocity






14. Equation for work






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






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






17. Symbol of mass






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






19. Quantity of matter contained in an object






20. Rearrangement of equation for Power






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






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






23. Coefficient of kinetic friction






24. Equation for Power






25. SI unit for impulse






26. zero OR balanced






27. Symbol for height above ground






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






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






30. 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






31. Equation for Strain enegy






32. Equation of Force






33. Symbol for Watts






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






35. The capacity to do mechanical work






36. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






37. The spring constant






38. Symbol for torque






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






40. Symbol for acceleration






41. Equation for kinetic friction






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






43. Equation for momentum






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






45. Symbol of inertia






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






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






48. P






49. Coefficient of static friction






50. The energy a body possesses due to its movement