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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Product of force X time over which the force acts






2. zero OR balanced






3. Equation for static friction






4. SI unit of Force






5. Equation for Kinetic Energy






6. Symbol of Impulse






7. Symbol for displacement






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






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






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






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






12. Coefficient of kinetic friction






13. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






15. Symbol for acceleration






16. SI unit for mechanical energy






17. 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






18. Quantity of matter contained in an object






19. Symbol for height above ground






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






21. P






22. Coefficient of static friction






23. Equation for Potential Energy






24. Equation for kinetic friction






25. The capacity to do mechanical work






26. Equation for Impulse






27. Symbol of mass






28. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






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






30. Symbol for gravity






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






32. SI unit for impulse






33. Equation for momentum






34. Static friction






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






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






37. Symbol for Watts






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






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






40. Symbol of inertia






41. Rotary effect of a force






42. Symbol of Force






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






44. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






46. Equation for Power






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






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






49. Equation for Strain enegy






50. Equation for acceleration