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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equation for static friction






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






3. Potential energy due to an objects form






4. Static friction






5. Rearrangement of equation for Power






6. Symbol for height above ground






7. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






8. Symbol for gravity






9. Symbol for displacement






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






11. Symbol for torque






12. Equation for acceleration






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






14. Kinetic friction






15. Coefficient of static friction






16. Equation for Potential Energy






17. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






18. Equation for kinetic friction






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






20. Product of mass and linear velocity






21. SI unit of Force






22. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






24. Symbol of Impulse






25. Symbol for Watts






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






27. The spring constant






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






29. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






31. Symbol of Force






32. Equation of impulse






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






34. Symbol of inertia






35. Symbol for acceleration






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






37. Rotary effect of a force






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






39. Equation for momentum






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






41. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






42. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






43. Equation for Impulse






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






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






46. Equation of Force






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






48. Quantity of matter contained in an object






49. 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






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