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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Kinetic friction






2. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






3. Equation for Impulse






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






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






6. Quantity of matter contained in an object






7. Equation of Force






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






9. The capacity to do mechanical work






10. 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






11. Coefficient of kinetic friction






12. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






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






15. Symbol for height above ground






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






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






18. Equation for Kinetic Energy






19. Static friction






20. Symbol for gravity






21. Potential energy due to an objects form






22. Symbol of mass






23. Symbol of Force






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






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






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






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






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






29. Symbol of inertia






30. Equation for momentum






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






32. SI unit for impulse






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






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






35. Symbol for torque






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






37. Equation for Potential Energy






38. Rearrangement of equation for Power






39. Symbol for Watts






40. Symbol for acceleration






41. Product of mass and linear velocity






42. Equation for work






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






44. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






45. P






46. Coefficient of static friction






47. Rotary effect of a force






48. Equation of impulse






49. Symbol for displacement






50. The spring constant