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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of what causes motion (describes the forces that cause motion)






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






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






4. Rotary effect of a force






5. Symbol of Impulse






6. Rearrangement of equation for Power






7. Equation for Impulse






8. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






9. Equation for Potential Energy






10. 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






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






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






13. Symbol for gravity






14. Symbol for displacement






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






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






17. Static friction






18. Quantity of matter contained in an object






19. SI unit for impulse






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






21. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






22. Symbol of Force






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






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






25. Symbol for acceleration






26. Product of mass and linear velocity






27. Equation for acceleration






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






29. Symbol for height above ground






30. Equation for Power






31. The spring constant






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






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






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






35. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






36. Equation for Strain enegy






37. Equation for momentum






38. Equation of Force






39. P






40. zero OR balanced






41. Symbol for Watts






42. SI unit of Force






43. Equation for kinetic friction






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






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






46. Kinetic friction






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






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






49. Coefficient of static friction






50. Potential energy due to an objects form