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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. Sketch that shows a defined system in isolation with all of the force vectors acting on the system.






2. Rotary effect of a force






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






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






5. Equation for Potential Energy






6. Equation for Strain enegy






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






8. Equation for Impulse






9. The capacity to do mechanical work






10. Equation for static friction






11. SI unit for impulse






12. Symbol for height above ground






13. Coefficient of static friction






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






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






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






17. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






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






20. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






22. Symbol of inertia






23. Equation for Kinetic Energy






24. zero OR balanced






25. Equation for acceleration






26. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






27. Equation for Power






28. Symbol for gravity






29. Equation of impulse






30. Symbol for torque






31. Quantity of matter contained in an object






32. Potential energy due to an objects form






33. Equation for kinetic friction






34. Symbol for acceleration






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






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






37. Static friction






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






39. Symbol of mass






40. Symbol for displacement






41. 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






42. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






44. Kinetic friction






45. Symbol of Impulse






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






47. Rearrangement of equation for Power






48. Symbol of Force






49. Equation for momentum






50. The spring constant