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Mechanics is the branch of physics that deals with the interactions of objects and forces in the observable world. Questions asking about projectile motion, conservation of energy, and calculus based mechanics are perfect for this topic, but questions about repairs that a mechanic would do belong in our vehicles categories.

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What units does mass times gravity have?

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Mass times gravity is weight. The units for weight are: -newton (N) which is equivalent to kg*m/s^2 -kilogram-force (kgf or kp as kilopond) which is eqivalent to force by which an object with mass of 1 kg is pulled in area, where gravitational acceleration is 9.80665 m/s2 1 kgf equals 9.80665 newtons.

If two forces areequal in size but in opposite directions?

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Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction are called balanced forces.

Can impulse of force zero even force is not 0?

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Yes. A non-zero force may not be sufficient to alter the velocity - for example if it is smaller that the limiting friction. No change in velocity implies no change in momentum and so impulse = 0.

How does the mass of an object accelerate during free fall?

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When an object is falling in a gravity field, its mass does not affect its acceleration. If under the influence of friction then it takes more energy to accelerate it the larger mass it has, here on Earth. The larger the mass the more potential it has to do work if it is above the surface of the earth than a smaller mass. But in turn, to get it to the higher point more work must be done for a larger mass than a smaller mass.

Can you change the mass of an object?

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According to classical mechanics, the mass of an object is constant, and cannot change. However, modern physics shows that the mass of an object can be converted into energy, and energy into mass, at high speeds. This phenomena has been proven by experiments.

What type of wave requires no medium to travel through?

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Waves need not require medium to travel through. Only Mechanical waves like sound waves require medium to travel through.

Electromagnetic waves travel in vaccum like light waves.

Some waves transmitted in a medium due to disturbances in the medium .

What is the equation for average speed?

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speed = distance/time

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you calculate speed by the equation m/sec or cm/sec. This means that you would divide the distance by the time it took.

Actually to measure the speed of light is an interesting and intelligent task done by the scientists. Because the speed of light is 300,000 km in one second which is actually incredible. Out of all those, Michelson's rotating octagonal mirror method is very important. In his experiment the equation to calculate the speed of light is

speed of light = N n D. Here N = 8 as octagonal rotor is used. n - the number of rotations made by the rotor in one second. D - the total distance travelled by light.

Michelson did this experiment keeping the observatory on one mountain, Mt.Wilson and a reflector on another mountain, Mt. Antonio separated by some 35 km.

How do drills work?

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A drilling machine is able to hold a certain diameter of drill(in what is known as a chuck), and rotates at a specified rpm(revolutions per minute) enabling the drill to start a hole. the rpm of a drill is calculated by: cutting speed divided by the diameter of the drill times 300.

If the question is regarding oil & water well drilling machinery - it's a little more complicated. Typically, oil, gas, and water wells are drilled using what is called a 'mud rotary' system. A drill rig with a derrick suspends the drill pipe (20-30ft long tubes made of steel that a threaded together) inside the bore hole. A drill bit is attached to the other end. They then rotate this assembally inside the hole & let the weight of the bit & drill pipe settle on the bottom & cut the material from the bottom of the hole. A drilling fluid is pumped down the drill pipe and out the end of the bit, from there the fluid circulates back up to the surface, and is either disposed of (when using air as a fluid) or recycled & cleaned to go back down the bore hole. The fluid acts as a cooling agent for the bit, and also suspends & lifts all the cuttings out of the hole, allowing the bit to cut more material from the bottom.

Typically, smaller mobile drill rigs weigh in excess of 50,000 lbs, have 35ft derricks, and use 20ft drill pipe segments to drill with. They can be delivered with on board compressors that deliver up to 1070 cubic feet per minute of air at 350 psi, and/or mud pumps that pump hundreds of gallons of mud slurry per minute at very high pressures (500 psi +-). The derricks are usually able to hold 30,000lbs or more of drill rod & bits in the hole. A 4.5" diameter drill pipe, 20' long, with a 3.5" ID, weighs approximately 360lbs - so a 3000' hole can have up to 150 drill pipes, plus bit & stabilizers, weighing in excess of 54,000lbs.

Does rain drop fall with constant velocity?

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No it does not, as a raindrop falls to earth it will gradually slow due to the changing terminal velocity. As a raindrop falls, water will evaporate from it causing the mass to decrease faster than the size and surface area. this will leave the raindrop with a higher surface area to mass ratio. Since air resistance is related to surface area and mass, the smaller raindrop will have more air resistance for its mass and will fall slower.

Does a cart loaded with groceries have more inertia because it has more mass than an empty cart?

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True. Mass is the only way to measure inertia. more mass = more inertia
Yes, a cart loaded with groceries has more inertia because it has more mass than the empty cart. The inertia of any object is determined by the amount of its mass.

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What are the practical applications for circular motion?

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a washing machine, electrons orbiting in an atom, and the most important is satellites revolving around earth.

How fast do you need to go to get into space?

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If you've got the fuel and the patience to keep it up long enough, then your speed

doesn't matter. Just keep at it, and eventually you'll get out there.

But if the amount of fuel you can carry is limited, then you want to use every ounce

of what you can carry in a way that will do you the most good in your effort to break

free of Earth. That means you want to get a short, massive boost, and reach 7 miles

per second by the time you're out of the atmosphere. At that moment, you can be

out of fuel, because at that speed, gravity can no longer pull you back to the surface.

What are the two factors that affect the amount of friction between two objects?

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Friction is determined by the formula Friction = μFN or alternatively Friction = μFGcos(θ).

Therefore the two factors are: (1) the coefficient of friction that depends on the two particular materials (μ) and (2) the normal force operating on the object that is pressing against a larger surface (FN / μFGcos(θ)). Normal force itself has three components upon which it depends: (a) the mass of the object upon which the force acts, (b) the gravity of the body on which the events take place (usually Earth), and (c) the angle of the surface as it deviates from a straight horizontal surface.

How do a pawl and a ratchet function together?

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Quite well. A ratchet, which is actually the whole of the mechanism, has a gear (ratchet wheel) and pawl in it. Let's look inside and see what's there and how it works. The ratchet wheel is sort of like a "regular gear wheel" except that its teeth or cogs are cut with a sloped side and a "straight" or "offcut" side. That's in contrast to the two sloped sides of the tooth or cog on a regular gear wheel. Additionally, there is usually a curve in the slope of the "regular" side that acts as a ramp for the pawl to ride on. The pawl, which is usually spring loaded to keep it engaged with the teeth, will, when the ratchet wheel is rotated in one direction, slide up or "climb" the slanted or sloped side of a tooth. The pawl will then "jump" down into the bottom of the tooth space after going over the tip of the tooth, and the spring will have pushed it there. It will then ride up the next slope on the next tooth as the ratchet wheel moves in the same "forward" direction. But if the ratchet wheel is rotated in a "backward" direction, the pawl will only allow movement until it comes in contact with the "straight" side of the next tooth back, and it will jam there. This will limit backward movement of the ratchet wheel to a tooth length and no more, as long as the pawl is acting normally to check the backward rotation. There is no requirement that either the teeth or pawl have a given "cut" or "straight side" except that the ratchet wheel and the pawl, working in concert, will serve to jam the mechanism when an attempt is made to turn the ratchet in the "backwards" direction, and will allow free movement when turned in the "forward" direction. The ratchet mechanism is used in tools of the same name (ratchet). We've probably all seen them if not actually used them. The ratchet has sockets which can be slipped on a (usually square) drive of the tool so the setup can be used to turn fasteners. The ratchet mechanism is also applied to mechanical jacks which are used to lift vehicles for tire changes by the roadside. It is also applied as a pulling or lifting machine (the so-called come along winch) or in the tightening mechanism for cargo straps that truckers and aircraft loadmasters rely on. Wikipedia has a nice post on a ratchet showing the ratchet wheel and pawl. You'll find a link to that post below. There is also a link to an animated display of the function of the mechanism.

Can the net force of an object be zero?

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If there is zero net force, then any force acting upon the object is countered by a force equal in magnitude, and opposite in direction.

For instance, an object on a level plane has zero net force, as it is being pushed down by gravity, at a rate of 9.8 meters per second per second [(m/s)/s], and is being pushed back up by the plane at the same rate.

If you were to add a breeze from the north that impacted and created a force that was the mass of the object times 2 (m/s)/s, and yet the object still did not move, that means that there is still zero net force, as friction is now pushing north at the exact same rate as the wind is pushing south.

Describe how the frequency of a wave changes as the wavelength changes?

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it is directly proportional to frequency so if frequency increases wavelength also increases

Does rolling friction have more friction than fluid friction?

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Here's the trick. Rolling friction is static friction. Sliding, or kinetic, friction is another thing, but when an object rolls without slipping, the point touching the ground at any instant is not moving at all, and so is subject to static friction.

Definition of mass in scientific terms?

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Mass is the measure of an object's inertia, which is a body's tendency to resist acceleration.

Ben-jammin's answer: mass is the amount of matter an object has. it's used to calculate weight with the formula (mass)x(gravity) = weight.

In what phase does conduction occur?

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Some of the things that are commonly conducted are sound, heat, and electricity. All three of these can be conducted in any of the phases of matter, although solids and liquids are generally better conductors than gases.

What is the difference between sliding and rolling and kinetic and static friction?

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Sliding friction is the friction between the body and the surface on which the body is sliding. Static friction however, is the friction when the body isn't moving when you aply force to it. The force of static friction is the same as the force you are pushing the body UNTIL it moves!..It's a fact that the static friction coefficient is a bit bigger than the sliding friction coefficient.

How does changing the amplitude and frequency of a wave effect its speed?

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The simple anaswer is that it depends on the cause of the vibation. If the vibration is caused by imbalance then the vibration should vary with the square of the speed (i.e speed doubles vibration increased by x4). Imbalance is not the only cause of vibration so you need to establish the cause first before you can anwer the question. There are plenty of places where you can buy a vibration chart but a good free site, which I use, is VibroNurse which has a tool for analysing vibration (as well as some very strange pictures!!!) ... the URL is www.vibronurse.com.

Who invented the first class lever?

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== == There are 3 class levers, 1st, 2nd and 3rd. A 1st class lever is a lever with its Fulcrum in between the Effort and the Load. An example is the scissors and a roller coasters and glow sticks.....!!!!! (JUST REMEMBER FLE 123 1= fulcrum in the middle 2=Load in the middle 3=Effort)
A Class-I lever is a lever set up like a see-saw ... with the effort and

the load located at opposite ends, and the pivot between them.

Class-II and Class-III levers both have the pivot at one end.

Class-II . . . the effort is at the other end, and the load is in the middle.

Class-III . . . the load is at the other end, and the effort is in the middle.
A see saws is the easiest description of a 1st class lever. The fulcrum is in the middle and the force is applied on one side. Scissors and pliers are other 1st class levers.
Examples of first class levers are

-see saw

-trebuchet

-scissors

-spud bar

-chop sticks
a form of lever in which the input and output forces are on either side of the fulcrum
scissors ,beam balance , seesaw,oars

The force needed to stretch an elastic object?

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This force is known as tension.

How is torque different from other forces?

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Torque, also called moment or moment of force, is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis,fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist.In more basic terms, torque measures how hard something is rotated

Centripetal force is a force that makes a body follow a curved, as opposed to straight, path; it is always directed orthogonal to the velocity of the body, toward the instantaneous center of curvature of the path.