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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Coefficient of kinetic friction






2. SI unit for impulse






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






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






5. Symbol of Impulse






6. Symbol for displacement






7. Equation of impulse






8. Equation for acceleration






9. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






10. zero OR balanced






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






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






13. Equation for Strain enegy






14. Quantity of matter contained in an object






15. Symbol for height above ground






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






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






18. Equation for momentum






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






20. Symbol for Watts






21. Product of mass and linear velocity






22. Rearrangement of equation for Power






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






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






25. Kinetic friction






26. The capacity to do mechanical work






27. P






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






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






30. The spring constant






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






32. Symbol of inertia






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






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






35. SI unit of Force






36. Equation for Kinetic Energy






37. SI unit for mechanical energy






38. Symbol for gravity






39. Symbol for torque






40. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






42. Equation for Impulse






43. Equation of Force






44. Equation for kinetic friction






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






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






47. Symbol of Force






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






49. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






50. Equation for static friction