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Mechanical Principles Of Human Movement

Subject : engineering
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1. The capacity to do work






2. Speed and velocity






3. Displacement/time






4. Act perpendicular to the surface in contact and move the objects in opposite ways i.e. the downward force from a runners foot strike moves runner up away from the earth.






5. The product of forece multiplied by the time that force acts






6. Defined as the absolute value of the ratio of the velocity of separation of velocity of approach






7. When an object speeds up - slows down - starts - stops or changes direction. Can be positive or negative






8. The branch of dynamics concerned with the forces that cause or tend to cause motion






9. Forces that act within the object or system whose motion is being investigated.






10. Location in space in relation to a fix point






11. Mechanics of objects at rest of moving at a constant velocity.






12. The rate of doing work






13. Measure of inertia; the quantity of matter in an object. Does not change with location.






14. The objects stay together and move with the same velocity after impact (full back and linebacker)






15. Linear motion that occurs when an object maintains its orientation during a movement so that all points on the object move the same distance - in the same direction - in the same time but not in straight lines.






16. Occurs when an object moves in a positive direction but is slowing down






17. Are forces that act on an object as a result of interaction with the environment surrounding it. Either non - contact or contact forces.






18. Done by a force acting on an object when the object is displaced in the direction opposite the force acting on it






19. Duration of an event - SI unit if seconds - minutes - hours and days all based on s.






20. A push or a pull. They cause objects to start - stop - speed up - slow down or change direction. (N)






21. Rectilinear translation and Curvilinear translation






22. Rate of motion in a specific direction






23. Used to describe a change in position - the SI unit is meters - may also see miles - yards - feet and inches.






24. Accelerate our bodies






25. All of the momentum of one object is transferred to the other (two pennies example)






26. Distance traveled/time






27. Energy due to motion






28. The distance traveled in a straight line from the starting point to the ending point






29. The property of an object to resist changes in its motion.






30. Done by a force acting on an object if the object is displaced in the same direction as the force






31. The science concerned with the effects of forces acting on objects.






32. In reference to height - the greater the height the more gravitational potential energy






33. Everybody continues in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line - unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it






34. The shortening phase of the muscle in an isotonic lift is an example of positive work






35. Energy due to deformation






36. To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction






37. The means by which energy is transferred from one object or system to another






38. Linear motion that occurs when a object maintains its orientation during a movement so that all points on the object move the same distance - in the same direction - in the same time - in strain lines






39. A change in position that results from a combination of both linear and angular motion. Most movement is general is nature






40. The change of motion of an object is proportional to the force impressed; and is made in the direction of the straight line in which the force is impressed






41. The study of forces and their effects on living systems.






42. Mechanics of objects in accelerated motion.






43. Change in position that occurs when all points on a body or object move in circular paths about the same fixed axis - also referred to as rotary motion or rotation.






44. Rate of motion of an object






45. Linear motion






46. SI units are the most commonly accepted units of measure based on the metric system.






47. Are forces that occur between objects in contact with each other i.e. air and water.






48. A measure of the length of a path followed by an object






49. The branch of dynamics concerned with the description of motion (linear - angular and general motion).






50. Is a mathematical representation of anything that is defined by its size or magnitude (a number) and its direction (its orientation).