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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of HOW things move (describes the appearance of movement position - velocity - and acceleration)






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






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






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






5. zero OR balanced






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






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






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






9. Symbol of mass






10. Coefficient of static friction






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






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






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






14. Equation for Kinetic Energy






15. Symbol of Impulse






16. Equation for static friction






17. P






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






19. Kinetic friction






20. SI unit of Force






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






22. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






23. Equation for Potential Energy






24. Symbol of Force






25. Symbol for displacement






26. Equation for work






27. Static friction






28. Equation for Strain enegy






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






30. Symbol for acceleration






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






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






33. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






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






35. The capacity to do mechanical work






36. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






38. Equation of impulse






39. Symbol for gravity






40. Symbol for Watts






41. Equation for Power






42. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






43. SI unit for impulse






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






45. Coefficient of kinetic friction






46. Symbol of inertia






47. Equation for kinetic friction






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






49. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






50. Symbol for torque