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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






2. Equation for acceleration






3. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






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






6. SI unit for impulse






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






8. Equation of Force






9. 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






10. Product of mass and linear velocity






11. Symbol for displacement






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






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






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






15. Rearrangement of equation for Power






16. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






17. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






18. Symbol of mass






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






20. Equation for momentum






21. Static friction






22. SI unit of Force






23. Symbol for Watts






24. Coefficient of kinetic friction






25. SI unit for mechanical energy






26. Symbol for gravity






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






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






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






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






31. Equation for Impulse






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






33. Equation for work






34. Symbol for torque






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






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






37. Kinetic friction






38. Symbol of inertia






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






40. Coefficient of static friction






41. Equation for static friction






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






43. Equation for kinetic friction






44. P






45. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






47. Symbol for acceleration






48. Symbol for height above ground






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






50. The energy a body possesses due to its movement