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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. Equation for momentum






3. Static friction






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






5. 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






6. Equation for work






7. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






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






10. Equation of impulse






11. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






13. Symbol for acceleration






14. Rotary effect of a force






15. zero OR balanced






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






17. P






18. Symbol for gravity






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






20. Equation for Impulse






21. Product of mass and linear velocity






22. Symbol for torque






23. Equation for Strain enegy






24. The spring constant






25. The capacity to do mechanical work






26. Equation of Force






27. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






29. Equation for Kinetic Energy






30. Equation for kinetic friction






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






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






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






34. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






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






36. Quantity of matter contained in an object






37. Equation for Potential Energy






38. Kinetic friction






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






40. Equation for Power






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






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






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






44. Symbol of Impulse






45. Symbol of mass






46. Symbol for Watts






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






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






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






50. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact