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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equation for kinetic friction






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






3. Quantity of matter contained in an object






4. Symbol for torque






5. Symbol of Impulse






6. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






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






8. Symbol for height above ground






9. Rearrangement of equation for Power






10. SI unit for impulse






11. SI unit of Force






12. Equation for acceleration






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






14. The capacity to do mechanical work






15. 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






16. Equation of Force






17. Equation for momentum






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






19. The spring constant






20. Symbol of mass






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






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






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






24. Kinetic friction






25. Equation for Power






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






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






28. Static friction






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






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






31. Equation for Impulse






32. Rotary effect of a force






33. Equation for Strain enegy






34. zero OR balanced






35. Equation for Kinetic Energy






36. Symbol of inertia






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






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






39. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






40. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






42. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






43. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






45. Product of mass and linear velocity






46. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






48. Symbol for acceleration






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






50. Equation for work