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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equation for Impulse






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






3. Symbol for gravity






4. Symbol of Force






5. Equation of impulse






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






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






8. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






9. Equation for Power






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






11. Symbol for torque






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






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






14. Symbol of Impulse






15. SI unit for impulse






16. Equation for Strain enegy






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






18. Symbol for Watts






19. Equation for kinetic friction






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






21. 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






22. Equation for acceleration






23. Quantity of matter contained in an object






24. Coefficient of static friction






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






26. Coefficient of kinetic friction






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






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






29. Equation for momentum






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






31. Symbol of mass






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






33. Symbol of inertia






34. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






36. Equation of Force






37. The spring constant






38. zero OR balanced






39. Equation for static friction






40. Rotary effect of a force






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






42. Symbol for acceleration






43. Equation for Kinetic Energy






44. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






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






47. Symbol for displacement






48. Rearrangement of equation for Power






49. Product of mass and linear velocity






50. The energy a body possesses due to its movement