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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Symbol for acceleration






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






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






4. SI unit for impulse






5. Static friction






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






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






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






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






10. Kinetic friction






11. P






12. Symbol of Impulse






13. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






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. Symbol of inertia






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






18. Equation for Power






19. Equation for Potential Energy






20. Symbol for gravity






21. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






22. Equation for momentum






23. Equation of Force






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






25. Rotary effect of a force






26. Symbol for displacement






27. The capacity to do mechanical work






28. SI unit for mechanical energy






29. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






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






31. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






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






34. Equation for work






35. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






36. Equation for kinetic friction






37. Symbol for height above ground






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






39. Equation for static friction






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






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






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






43. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






45. Symbol for Watts






46. Equation for Impulse






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






48. SI unit of Force






49. Equation for Kinetic Energy






50. Symbol of Force