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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






2. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






4. zero OR balanced






5. Equation for Potential Energy






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






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






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






9. Symbol of inertia






10. Equation for momentum






11. Symbol for torque






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






13. Equation of Force






14. The spring constant






15. Symbol for displacement






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Coefficient of static friction






23. Static friction






24. SI unit for mechanical energy






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 movement between the surfaces






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






28. Equation for Strain enegy






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






30. Kinetic friction






31. Rotary effect of a force






32. Equation for acceleration






33. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






35. Symbol for height above ground






36. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






37. SI unit for impulse






38. Equation for static friction






39. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






40. Symbol for Watts






41. Symbol for gravity






42. Potential energy due to an objects form






43. Equation for Power






44. Equation for work






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






46. Symbol for acceleration






47. Quantity of matter contained in an object






48. Equation of impulse






49. P






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