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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rotary effect of a force






2. Equation for momentum






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






4. Coefficient of kinetic friction






5. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






6. The spring constant






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






8. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






9. Static friction






10. Symbol for height above ground






11. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






13. Equation for acceleration






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






15. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






16. Rearrangement of equation for Power






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






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






19. Equation of impulse






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






21. Equation for Impulse






22. Potential energy due to an objects form






23. zero OR balanced






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






25. SI unit for impulse






26. The capacity to do mechanical work






27. Equation for Power






28. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






30. SI unit of Force






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






32. Symbol for acceleration






33. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






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






36. Symbol of mass






37. Symbol for gravity






38. Symbol for Watts






39. Equation for work






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






41. Symbol of Force






42. Kinetic friction






43. Equation for static friction






44. Symbol for displacement






45. Coefficient of static friction






46. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






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






49. Symbol of Impulse






50. Symbol for torque