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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. Rearrangement of equation for Power






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






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






4. Symbol of inertia






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






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






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






8. The capacity to do mechanical work






9. The spring constant






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






11. Equation of impulse






12. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






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






15. Kinetic friction






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






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






18. Symbol for acceleration






19. Potential energy due to an objects form






20. P






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






22. 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






23. Symbol of Impulse






24. Static friction






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






26. zero OR balanced






27. Symbol for gravity






28. Symbol for torque






29. Equation for momentum






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






31. Equation for acceleration






32. Symbol for displacement






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






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






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






36. Equation of Force






37. Coefficient of kinetic friction






38. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






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






40. Symbol of Force






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






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






43. Product of mass and linear velocity






44. Equation for work






45. Equation for Kinetic Energy






46. Rotary effect of a force






47. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






48. Equation for static friction






49. SI unit for impulse






50. Equation for Impulse