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Mechanical Analysis
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engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Equation for Power
P = (F*s)/t
T
Fs = Us * R
Static Friction
2. Tendency of a body to resist a change in its state of motion
Center of Gravity
Inertia
concentric force
Strain Energy
3. Product of mass and linear velocity
Linear momentum
P = (F*s)/t
Kinematics
T
4. Physical quantity that possesses both magnitude and direction ( force - pressure - torque - weight)
i = F*t
P = F * (s/t)
Vector
symbol for momentum
5. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is no movement between the surfaces
W
Frictional Force
Static Friction
Potential Energy
6. Symbol of Impulse
I
P = F * (s/t)
P = F * v
Power
7. Rearrangement of equation for Power
Uk
P = F * (s/t)
i = F*t
Torque
8. zero OR balanced
a = F/m
KE = 1/2 mv^2
Strain Energy
if an object is at rest or moving with a constant velocity then the forces on it must be...
9. Potential energy due to an objects form
F
P = (F*s)/t
Strain Energy
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it
10. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed
P = F * v
m
W
P = (F*s)/t
11. Newton's 2nd Law of Motion (law of acceleration)
Kinetics
Fk
a = F/m
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it
12. Coefficient of kinetic friction
if an object is at rest or moving with a constant velocity then the forces on it must be...
T
a
Uk
13. Resultant force derived from the composition of two or more forces
Frictional Force
Joule (J)
Net Force
g
14. SI unit of Force
W = F * s
symbol for momentum
Newton (N)
Kinetic Friction
15. The force that arises whenever one body moves - or tends to move across the surface of (always opposes the motion or impending motion)
P = F * (s/t)
Frictional Force
Kinetic Friction
h
16. Symbol for displacement
Uk
Fs
Forms of mechanical energy
s
17. Quantity of matter contained in an object
Mass
Center of Gravity
Us
Scalar
18. SI unit for impulse
s
N*s
Frictional Force
p = mv
19. Equation for kinetic friction
Fk = Uk * R
Forms of mechanical energy
Strain Energy
Static Friction
20. The spring constant
Kinetic Energy
k
Linear momentum
Mass
21. Symbol for height above ground
symbol for momentum
Mass
Torque
h
22. Equation for momentum
p = mv
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
s
Inertia
23. Equation for Impulse
I = F * t
i
Impulse
a
24. 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
P = (F*s)/t
Work
Vector
Eccentric Force
25. Symbol for power - measured in Watts (W)
P
W = F * s
Eccentric Force
p = mv
26. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact
Free Body Diagram
Normal reaction force
Force
PE = mgh
27. Kinetic energy (KE) and Potential Energy (PE)
Fk = Uk * R
N*s
Forms of mechanical energy
h
28. SI unit for mechanical energy
KE = 1/2 mv^2
if an object is at rest or moving with a constant velocity then the forces on it must be...
Eccentric Force
Joule (J)
29. Symbol for gravity
g
F=ma
Mechanical energy
Inertia
30. Equation for static friction
Fs = Us * R
Torque
Normal reaction force
if an object is at rest or moving with a constant velocity then the forces on it must be...
31. The energy due to the position that a body occupies relative to the earths surface
Potential Energy
Net Force
Fk
P = F * v
32. Sketch that shows a defined system in isolation with all of the force vectors acting on the system.
I = F * t
W = F * s
Fk
Free Body Diagram
33. Equation for acceleration
Torque
Force
Vector
a = F/m
34. Symbol for torque
T
Mechanical energy
Scalar
Kinematics
35. Symbol of inertia
SE = 1/2kx^2
Torque
When two objects are in contact - the force applied by one object is equal and opposite to that which the second object applies on the first
i
36. P
Strain Energy
Joule (J)
symbol for momentum
SE = 1/2kx^2
37. Newton's 1st Law of motion (law of inertia)
W
Fk
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
Power
38. The rate of the mechanical work done by a force
Work
P = F * (s/t)
Power
Mechanical energy
39. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is movement between the surfaces
Inertia
Kinetic Friction
Mechanical energy
P = F * v
40. Kinetic friction
F=ma
Fk
P = F * (s/t)
T
41. Symbol of Force
F
Fs = Us * R
g
Linear momentum
42. A force acting through the CoG of a body induces translation
Mechanical energy
T
concentric force
Work
43. Static friction
Uk
Mass
Impulse
Fs
44. Point around which a body's weight is equally balanced - no matter how the body is positioned.
When two objects are in contact - the force applied by one object is equal and opposite to that which the second object applies on the first
N*s
Power
Center of Gravity
45. Physical quantity that is completely described by its magnitude (mass - volume - length)
k
Scalar
Mass
a
46. An interaction between two objects/bodies that change or tend to change their motion (Vector)
Kinetics
Power
W = F * s
Force
47. Newton's 3rd Law of Motion (law of reaction)
Us
i
symbol for momentum
When two objects are in contact - the force applied by one object is equal and opposite to that which the second object applies on the first
48. Equation for Kinetic Energy
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it
KE = 1/2 mv^2
F
Us
49. Equation of impulse
i = F*t
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it
W = F * s
p = mv
50. The energy a body possesses due to its movement
Center of Gravity
Uk
Kinetic Energy
T