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Mechanical Analysis
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Subject
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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. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed
Power
P = F * v
N*s
p = mv
2. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling
Types of friction
Fk
Fk = Uk * R
N*s
3. Physical quantity that possesses both magnitude and direction ( force - pressure - torque - weight)
Vector
Inertia
p = mv
When two objects are in contact - the force applied by one object is equal and opposite to that which the second object applies on the first
4. Equation for work
Impulse
Joule (J)
W = F * s
W
5. Kinetic energy (KE) and Potential Energy (PE)
Forms of mechanical energy
Fk = Uk * R
k
When two objects are in contact - the force applied by one object is equal and opposite to that which the second object applies on the first
6. Equation for momentum
N*s
Free Body Diagram
p = mv
Fk = Uk * R
7. Symbol of inertia
Center of Gravity
Scalar
N*s
i
8. Symbol for power - measured in Watts (W)
Newton (N)
P
Force
Work
9. Newton's 2nd Law of Motion (law of acceleration)
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it
P = F * v
F
P = (F*s)/t
10. SI unit of Force
Power
Newton (N)
Us
Kinetic Energy
11. Product of mass and linear velocity
Linear momentum
Fk
k
s
12. A force acting through the CoG of a body induces translation
Center of Gravity
P
concentric force
Normal reaction force
13. Equation of impulse
N*s
P = F * (s/t)
Potential Energy
i = F*t
14. Symbol for acceleration
When two objects are in contact - the force applied by one object is equal and opposite to that which the second object applies on the first
i = F*t
F
a
15. Symbol for Watts
F
W
SE = 1/2kx^2
PE = mgh
16. Sketch that shows a defined system in isolation with all of the force vectors acting on the system.
concentric force
When two objects are in contact - the force applied by one object is equal and opposite to that which the second object applies on the first
SE = 1/2kx^2
Free Body Diagram
17. Equation for Kinetic Energy
KE = 1/2 mv^2
Mechanical energy
Joule (J)
Normal reaction force
18. Symbol for displacement
s
SE = 1/2kx^2
I
Fs = Us * R
19. Symbol of mass
Static Friction
p = mv
I
m
20. The rate of the mechanical work done by a force
Power
Strain Energy
Us
When two objects are in contact - the force applied by one object is equal and opposite to that which the second object applies on the first
21. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is movement between the surfaces
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it
Kinetic Friction
Fk
concentric force
22. Symbol of Impulse
I
Potential Energy
F=ma
Frictional Force
23. Equation for Potential Energy
PE = mgh
KE = 1/2 mv^2
Types of friction
a
24. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is no movement between the surfaces
KE = 1/2 mv^2
Static Friction
SE = 1/2kx^2
T
25. Equation for acceleration
KE = 1/2 mv^2
Center of Gravity
a = F/m
Mass
26. Equation for Impulse
F=ma
I = F * t
a = F/m
P = F * v
27. The spring constant
k
Us
s
Eccentric Force
28. Symbol of Force
Fs = Us * R
F
symbol for momentum
Forms of mechanical energy
29. Static friction
When two objects are in contact - the force applied by one object is equal and opposite to that which the second object applies on the first
Forms of mechanical energy
Free Body Diagram
Fs
30. Equation for Power
s
p = mv
P = (F*s)/t
Eccentric Force
31. The study of HOW things move (describes the appearance of movement position - velocity - and acceleration)
F=ma
if an object is at rest or moving with a constant velocity then the forces on it must be...
i
Kinematics
32. 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
k
Inertia
Work
Kinetic Friction
33. Equation for Strain enegy
Kinetic Friction
m
P = F * v
SE = 1/2kx^2
34. Resultant force derived from the composition of two or more forces
Net Force
Impulse
symbol for momentum
I = F * t
35. Equation of Force
F=ma
N*s
h
I = F * t
36. The energy a body possesses due to its movement
Kinetic Energy
s
W
Mechanical energy
37. Quantity of matter contained in an object
KE = 1/2 mv^2
Mass
Eccentric Force
symbol for momentum
38. Kinetic friction
Fk
PE = mgh
Normal reaction force
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
39. A force acting away from the CoG of a body induces translation AND rotation
Linear momentum
a = F/m
Impulse
Eccentric Force
40. Newton's 1st Law of motion (law of inertia)
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
Fs = Us * R
Types of friction
Scalar
41. Symbol for height above ground
s
Uk
Linear momentum
h
42. SI unit for mechanical energy
Joule (J)
Power
Torque
KE = 1/2 mv^2
43. Rotary effect of a force
symbol for momentum
Torque
N*s
Types of friction
44. The energy due to the position that a body occupies relative to the earths surface
a
PE = mgh
Potential Energy
Newton (N)
45. Potential energy due to an objects form
if an object is at rest or moving with a constant velocity then the forces on it must be...
Strain Energy
Power
P = (F*s)/t
46. An interaction between two objects/bodies that change or tend to change their motion (Vector)
Force
m
I
Fs = Us * R
47. Equation for static friction
Uk
Fs = Us * R
Eccentric Force
W = F * s
48. Point around which a body's weight is equally balanced - no matter how the body is positioned.
Frictional Force
s
Center of Gravity
Forms of mechanical energy
49. Physical quantity that is completely described by its magnitude (mass - volume - length)
p = mv
Inertia
Scalar
Joule (J)
50. Coefficient of kinetic friction
Static Friction
Us
N*s
Uk