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#2 Engineering Mechanics

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the branch of engineering mechanics which refers to the study of stationary rigid body?

a)

Kinematics

b)

Kinetics

c)

Statics

d)

Dynamics

2.

What is the branch of engineering mechanics which refers to the study of rigid body in motion under the action of forces?

a)

Statics

b)

Strenght of materials

c)

Dynamics

d)

Kinematics

3.

What is the branch of engineering mechanics which refers to the study of rigid body in motion without reference to the force that causes the motion

a)

Statics

b)

Kinetics

c)

Kinematics

d)

Dynamics

4.

What refers to the force that holds part of the rigid body together?

a)

Natural force

b)

External force

c)

Internal force

d)

Concentrated force

5.

What refers to a pair of equal, opposite and parallel forces?

a)

Couple

b)

Moment

c)

Torque

d)

All of the above

6.

What is a concurrent force system?

a)

All forces act at the same point

b)

All forces have the same line of action

c)

All forces are parallel with one another

d)

All forces are are in the same place

7.

When will a three-force member be considered in equilibrium?

a)

When the sum of the two forces is equal to the third force

b)

When they are concurrent or parallel

c)

When they are coplanar

d)

All of the above

8.

A roller support has how many reactions?

a)

1

b)

None

c)

2

d)

3

9.

A link or cable support has how many reactions?

a)

None

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

10.

A build-in, fixed support has how many reactions and moment?

a)

One reaction and one moment

b)

Two reactions and one moment

c)

One reaction and two moments

d)

Two reactions and no moment

11.

Which support has one moment?

a)

Frictionless guide

b)

Fixed support

c)

Roller

d)

Pin connection

12.

What is the science that describes and predicts the effect on bodies at rest or in motion by forces acting on it?

a)

Engineering mechanics

b)

Theory of structures

c)

Strength of materials

d)

Mechanics of materials

13.

What refers to a negligible body when compared to the distances involved regarding its motion?

a)

Particle

b)

Atomic substance

c)

Element

d)

Quarks

14.

The resulting force of a distributed load is always acting at:

a)

The center of the beam subjected to the distributed load

b)

The centroid of the area of the loading curve

c)

The 1/3 point from the higher intensity side of the loading curve

d)

The two third point from the higher intensity side of the loading curve

15.

The resultant force of a distributed load is always equal to:

a)

Twice the area under the loading curve

b)

Half the area under the loading curve

c)

The area under the loading curve

d)

1/4 the area under the loading curve

16.

When a body has more support that are necessary to maintain equilibrium, the body is said to be _____.

a)

In static equilibrium

b)

In dynamic equilibrium

c)

Statically determine

d)

Statically indeterminate

17.

When does an equation be considered "dimensionally homogeneous"?

a)

When it is unitless

b)

When the dimensions of the various terms on the left side of the equation is not the same as the dimensions of the various terms on the right side

c)

When the degree of the left side of the equation is the same as the right side

d)

When the dimensions of various terms on the left side of the equation is the same as the dimensions of the various terms on the right side

18.

What refers to the branch of mathematics which deals with the dimensions of quantities?

a)

Unit analysis

b)

Dimensional analysis

c)

System analysis

d)

Homogeneity analysis

19.

What is a "simple beam"?

a)

A beam supported only at its end

b)

A beam supported with a fake support at one end and none on the other end

c)

A beam with more than two supports

d)

A beam with only one support at the midspan

20.

What assumption is used in the analysis of uniform flexible cable?

a)

Cable is flexible

b)

Cable is inextensible

c)

The weight of the cable is very small when compared to the load supported by the cable

d)

All of the above

21.

"The sum of individual moments about a point caused by multiple concurrent forces is equal to the moment of the resultant force about the same point".This statement is known as____.

a)

Pappus proposition

b)

D'Alembert's principle

c)

Varignon's theorem

d)

Newton's method

22.

"Two forces acting on a particle may be replaced by a single force called resultant which can be obtained by drawing diagonal of parallelogram, which has the sides equal to the given forces". This statement is known as ____.

a)

Pappus Propositions

b)

Principle of Transmissibility

c)

Parallelogram Law

d)

Varignon's Theorem

23.

"The condition of equilibrium or motion of a rigid body remains unchanged if a force acting at a given point of the rigid body is replaced by a force of a same magnitude and direction, but acting at a different point provided that the two forces have the same line of action this statement is known as____.

a)

Pappus Propositions

b)

Principle of Transmissibility

c)

Parallelogram Law

d)

Varignon's Theorem

24.

"If two forces acting simultaneously on a particle can be represented by the two sides of a triangle taken in order that the third side represents the resultant in the opposite order". This statement is known as ____.

a)

Principle of Transmissibility

b)

Parallelogram Law

c)

Varignon's Theorem

d)

Triangle Law of Forces

25.

"If a number of concurrent forces acting simultaneously on a particle, are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of polygons taken in order, then the resulted of this system of forces is represented by the closing side of the polygon in the opposite in the opposite order". This statement is known as_____.

a)

Principle of Transmissibility

b)

Parallelogram Law

c)

Polygon Law

d)

Triangle Law of Forces

26.

A beam with more than one supports is called_____.

a)

Cantilever beam

b)

Simple beam

c)

Complex beam

d)

Continuous beam

27.

A truss consisting of coplanar members is called ____.

a)

Plane truss

b)

Space truss

c)

Ideal truss

d)

Rigid truss

28.

A trust consisting of non coplanar members is called____.

a)

Plane truss

b)

Space truss

c)

Ideal truss

d)

Rigid truss

29.

What method of determining the bar force of a truss if only few members are required?

a)

Methods of joints

b)

Method of section

c)

Maxwell's diagram

d)

Method of superposition

30.

Which of the following statements about friction is FALSE?

a)

The direction of frictional force on a surface is such as to oppose the tendency of one surface to slide relative to the other

b)

The total frictional force is dependent on the area of contact between the two surfaces

c)

The magnitude of the frictional force is equal to the force which tends to move the body till the limiting value is reached

d)

Friction force is always less than the force required to prevent motion

31.

In the analysis of friction, the angle between the normal force and the resultant force _____ the angle of friction.

a)

Maybe greater than or less than

b)

Is greater than

c)

Is less than

d)

Is equal to

32.

When a block is place on an inclined plane, it's steepest inclination to which the block will be in equilibrium is called _____.

a)

Angle of friction

b)

Angle of reaction

c)

Angle of normal

d)

Angle of repose

33.

What is usually used to move heavy loads by applying a force which is usually smaller than the weight of the load?

a)

Axle

b)

Incline plane

c)

wedge

d)

Belt

34.

The angle of inclined plane of a jack screw is also known as ____.

a)

Angle of thread

b)

Angle of lead

c)

Angle of friction

d)

Angle of pitch

35.

Center of gravity for two-dimensional body is the point at which the entire _____ acts regardless of the orientation of the body.

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Mass of weight

d)

Volume

36.

Second moment of area is the product of:

a)

Area and square of the distance from the reference axis

b)

Area and square of the distance from the reference axis

c)

Area and distance from the reference axis

d)

Square of the area and square of the distance from the reference axis

37.

Moment of inertia of an area about an axis is equal to the sum of the moment of inertia about an axis passing through the centroid parallel to the given axis and _____.

a)

Area and square of the distance between two parallel axes

b)

Area and distance between two parallel axis

c)

Square of the area and distance between two parallel axis

d)

Square of the area and square of the distance between two parallel axis

38.

What is the unit of mass moment of inertia?

a)

kg-m4

b)

kg-m3

c)

kg-m

d)

kg-m2

39.

The number of independent degrees of freedom is:

a)

Square root of the square of the difference of total degrees of freedom-number of constrain equations

b)

Square root of the total degrees of freedom-number of constrain equations

c)

Total degrees of freedom-number of constrain equations

d)

Total degrees of freedom half the number of constrain equations

40.

What velocity is normally referred to as the derivative of position vector with respect to time?

a)

Decreasing velocity

b)

Average velocity

c)

Instantaneous velocity

d)

Increasing velocity

41.

What refers to a force by which work done on a particle as it moves around any closed path is zero?

a)

Natural force

b)

Virtual force

c)

Conservative force

d)

Non-conservative force

42.

When a force causes a change in mechanical energy when it moves around a closed path, it is said to be ______ force

a)

Natural

b)

Virtual

c)

Conservative

d)

Non-conservative

43.

The following are quantities that describe motion and uses newton's law of motion and d'alembert's principle except one. Which one?

a)

Time

b)

Mass

c)

Acceleration

d)

Force

44.

Which of the following set of quantities that describe motion and uses the principle of work and energy?

a)

Force, mass, velocity, time

b)

Force, mass, acceleration

c)

Force, mass, distance, velocity

d)

Force, weight, distance, time

45.

Which of the following set of quantities that describe motion and uses the principle of impulse and momentum?

a)

Force, mass, velocity, time

b)

Force, mass, distance, velocity

c)

Force, mass, distance, velocity

d)

Force, weight, distance, time

46.

The principles of kinetics of particles are derived from which law?

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Newton's third law

d)

D'alembert's principle

47.

What type of impact is when the motion of one or both of the colliding bodies is not directed along the line impact?

a)

Central impact

b)

Eccentric impact

c)

Direct impact

d)

Oblique impact

48.

What type of impact is when the centers of mass of colliding bodies are not located on the line of impact?

a)

Central impact

b)

Eccentric impact

c)

Direct impact

d)

Oblique impact

49.

If the coefficient of restitution is zero, the impact is _____.

a)

Partially plastic

b)

Perfectly inelastic

c)

Perfectly elastic

d)

Partially elastic

50.

A uniform circular motion can be considered as a combination of_____.

a)

Linear velocity and impulse

b)

simple harmonic motion and momentum

c)

Two simple harmonic motion

d)

Rectilinear translation and curvilinear translation

51.

If the mass of a simple pendulum is doubled but its length remains constant, its period is multiplied by a factor of

a)

0.5

b)

0.707

c)

1

d)

2

52.

A railroad flatcar of mass 2000 kg rolls to the right at 10 m per second and collides with a flat car of mass 3000 kg that is rolling to the left at 5 m per second. the flat cars couple together. Their speed after the collision is

a)

1m/s

b)

2.5 m/s

c)

5m/s

d)

7m/s

53.

A body moving in the positive x direction passes the origin at time t = 0. Between t = 0 and t = 1 second, the body has a constant speed of 24 m per second. At t = 1 second, the body is given a constant acceleration of 6 m per second squared in the negative x direction. The position of x of the body at t = 11 seconds is

a)

+99 m

b)

+36 m

c)

-36 m

d)

-75 m

54.

A person weighing 800 newton's on earth travels to another planet with twice the mass and twice the radius of Earth. The person's weight on this other planet is most nearly

a)

400 newton

b)

566 newton

c)

800 newton

d)

1131 newton

55.

A boy is standing on an elevator which is traveling downward with a constant of 30 m/s. The boy throws a ball vertically upward with a velocity of 10 m/s relative to the elevator. What is the velocity of the ball, magnitude and direction, relative to the elevator shaft the instant the boy releases the ball?

a)

20 m/s, down

b)

20 m/s, up

c)

40 m/s, down

d)

40 m/s, up

56.

A boy throws a ball vertically upward with a velocity of 6 m/s. How long does it take the ball to return to the boys hand?

a)

9.78 s

b)

4.89 s

c)

2.44 s

d)

1.22 s

57.

A toy train moves in a circle of 8 m radius with a speed of 4 m/s. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the train?

a)

2 m/s^2

b)

4 m/s^2

c)

6 m/s^2

d)

8 m/s^2

58.

A certain machine exerts a force of 200 newtons on a box whose mass is 30 kg. The machine moves the box a distance of 20 m along a horizontal floor. What amount of work does the machine do on the box?

a)

2000 J

b)

4000 J

c)

6000 J

d)

8000 J

59.

A person pushes a box across a horizontal surface at a constant speed of 0.5 m per second. The box has a mass of 40 kg, and the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.25. The power supplied to the box by the person is

a)

0.2 W

b)

50 W

c)

5 W

d)

100 W

60.

A box is initially at rest on a horizontal, frictionless table. If a force of 10 Newtons acts on the box for 3 seconds, what is the momentum of the box at the end of the 3 second interval?

a)

10 kg m/s

b)

20 kg m/s

c)

30 kg m/s

d)

40 kg m/s

61.

A block of metal which weighs 60 Newtons in air and 40 Newtons under water has a density, in kg per meter cubed of:

a)

1000

b)

3000

c)

5000

d)

7000

62.

A 10 kg body initially moving with a velocity of 10 m per second makes a head-on collision with a 15 kg body initially at rest. The two objects stick together. What is the velocity of the combined system just after the collision?

a)

1 m/s

b)

4 m/s

c)

2 m/s

d)

8 m

63.

A certain spring is known to obey Hooke's Law. If a force of 10 newtons stretches the spring 2 meters, how far will a 30 newton force stretch the spring?

a)

1 meter

b)

3 meters

c)

2 meters

d)

6 meters

64.

A 40 kg girl climbs a vertical distance of 5 m in 20 seconds at a constant velocity. How much work has the girl done?

a)

245 J

b)

490 J

c)

980 J

d)

1960 J

65.

A 10 kg mass rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. A horizontal force of 50 newtons is applied to the mass. After the force has been applied for 1 second, the velocity of the mass is:

a)

0 m/s

b)

0.5 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

50 m/s

66.

The time needed for a net force of 10 newtons to change the velocity of a 5 kg mass by 3 m per second is

a)

1.5 s

b)

6 seconds

c)

16.7 seconds

d)

150 seconds

67.

A car is moving along a straight horizontal road at a speed of 20 m per second. The brakes are applied and a constant force of 5000 newtons decelerate the car to a stop in 10 seconds. the mass of the car is:

a)

1250kilograms

b)

2500 kilograms

c)

5000 kilograms

d)

10,000 kilograms

68.

A worker lifts a 10 kg block a vertical height of 2 m. The work he does on the block is

a)

5 joules

b)

20 joules

c)

49 joules

d)

200 joules