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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. Symbol for torque






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






4. Static friction






5. Product of mass and linear velocity






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






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






8. SI unit for impulse






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






10. Symbol for Watts






11. SI unit of Force






12. Coefficient of static friction






13. Equation for Potential Energy






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






15. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






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






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






19. Coefficient of kinetic friction






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






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






22. Symbol for height above ground






23. Symbol for displacement






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






25. Potential energy due to an objects form






26. Symbol of inertia






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






28. zero OR balanced






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






30. Equation for momentum






31. Rearrangement of equation for Power






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






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






34. Equation for Power






35. Quantity of matter contained in an object






36. Symbol for acceleration






37. Equation for static friction






38. Equation for Impulse






39. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






40. Symbol of Impulse






41. Equation of Force






42. Equation for acceleration






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






44. The spring constant






45. Equation for work






46. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






47. Kinetic friction






48. Equation for Strain enegy






49. Equation of impulse






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