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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. Point around which a body's weight is equally balanced - no matter how the body is positioned.






2. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






4. Equation for Potential Energy






5. Symbol for displacement






6. Symbol of mass






7. Kinetic friction






8. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






9. Symbol for gravity






10. Symbol for acceleration






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






12. Symbol of Force






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






14. Equation for momentum






15. Coefficient of static friction






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






17. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






18. Quantity of matter contained in an object






19. P






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






21. Equation for Power






22. The capacity to do mechanical work






23. Equation of impulse






24. Equation for work






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






26. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






27. Equation for kinetic friction






28. Symbol for height above ground






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






30. Equation for Strain enegy






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






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






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






34. zero OR balanced






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






36. Symbol for Watts






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






38. 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






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






40. Equation for static friction






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






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






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






44. Equation for acceleration






45. Symbol of Impulse






46. Equation of Force






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






48. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






49. Equation for Kinetic Energy






50. SI unit of Force