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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Symbol for height above ground






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






3. Symbol of mass






4. Symbol for gravity






5. Kinetic friction






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






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






8. Equation for Kinetic Energy






9. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






10. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






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






12. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






13. Symbol of Impulse






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






15. Equation for Potential Energy






16. Equation of impulse






17. Equation for Strain enegy






18. Symbol of inertia






19. Coefficient of kinetic friction






20. 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






21. The spring constant






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






23. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






25. Symbol for torque






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






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






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






29. SI unit of Force






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






31. Symbol for acceleration






32. zero OR balanced






33. P






34. Rearrangement of equation for Power






35. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






37. Symbol for Watts






38. Symbol of Force






39. Static friction






40. Equation for acceleration






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






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






43. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






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






46. Equation for Impulse






47. Equation for static friction






48. Equation for momentum






49. Equation of Force






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