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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Static friction






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






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






4. Quantity of matter contained in an object






5. Coefficient of static friction






6. The spring constant






7. Symbol of Force






8. Rearrangement of equation for Power






9. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






10. Symbol for Watts






11. Equation of impulse






12. Symbol for gravity






13. The capacity to do mechanical work






14. SI unit of Force






15. Equation for Kinetic Energy






16. Symbol of inertia






17. Rotary effect of a force






18. Equation for static friction






19. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






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






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






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






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






25. Kinetic friction






26. Equation for Potential Energy






27. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






29. Equation for Power






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






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






32. Equation for Strain enegy






33. Symbol for displacement






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






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






36. Symbol of mass






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






38. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






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






40. Equation for Impulse






41. Symbol for torque






42. Symbol for height above ground






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






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






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






46. SI unit for impulse






47. Symbol of Impulse






48. Equation for momentum






49. Symbol for acceleration






50. P