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Mechanical Principles Of Human Movement

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. The action or process of change in position - in which two things are necessary.






13. Rectilinear translation and Curvilinear translation






14. The muscle elongates is an example of negative work






15. Energy due to deformation






16. 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






17. 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.






18. Linear motion






19. Speed and velocity






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






21. Rate of motion in a specific direction






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






23. Linear motion






24. Accelerate our bodies






25. Mechanics of objects in accelerated motion.






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






27. 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






28. Energy due to position






29. Speeding up in a positive direction






30. Displacement/time






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






32. Measure of the force of gravity acting on an object. Changes with location.






33. 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.






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






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






36. The product of force and the amount of displacement in the direction of that force






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






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






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






40. The branch of dynamics concerned with the forces that cause or tend to cause motion (external forces - Newton's laws).






41. The rate of doing work






42. Rate of motion of an object






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






44. Act parallel to the contacts and opposes motion or sliding between the surfaces i.e. the backward of the runners foot strike gives the runner horizontal motion.






45. Distance traveled/time






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






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






48. 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






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






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