Mechanics questions

1. What is the purpose of a car's transmission?

2. How does a car's braking system work?

3. What is the difference between front-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive?

4. How does an engine's cooling system prevent overheating?

5. What is the function of a car's suspension system?

6. How does a manual transmission differ from an automatic transmission?

7. What are the common signs of a failing alternator in a vehicle?

8. How does a car's steering system work?

9. What is the purpose of a car's exhaust system?

10. How does a car's fuel injection system work?

Basic Mechanics

- What are the three laws of motion?
- Define force, mass, and acceleration.
- Explain Newton's second law (F = ma).
- What is the relationship between weight and mass?
- How do friction and drag affect motion?

Kinematics

- What is the difference between velocity and acceleration?
- Define displacement, velocity, and acceleration.
- How to calculate displacement, velocity, and acceleration from motion graphs.
- Explain projectile motion and how to calculate the range and height.
- What is the formula for centripetal acceleration?

Dynamics

- What is the work-energy theorem?
- Explain the different types of energy and how they relate to motion.
- How to calculate work, power, and efficiency.
- What is momentum and how is it conserved?
- Explain the concept of impulse and how it affects objects in motion.

Statics

- What is equilibrium and how to analyze it?
- Explain the different types of forces acting on objects.
- How to draw free body diagrams and calculate resultant forces.
- What is the torque and how to calculate it?
- Explain the principles of buoyancy.

Materials Mechanics

- What are the different types of materials and their properties?
- How to calculate stress, strain, and Young's modulus.
- Explain the concepts of elasticity, plasticity, and fracture.
- How to analyze structures for bending and torsion.
- What is the formula for shear modulus?

Fluid Mechanics

- What are the different types of fluids and their properties?
- How to calculate density, pressure, and viscosity.
- Explain the principles of fluid flow and Bernoulli's equation.
- What is the Reynolds number and how does it affect flow?
- How to design and analyze fluid systems (e.g., pipes, pumps, turbines).

Thermodynamics

- What are the laws of thermodynamics and how do they relate to heat transfer?
- Explain the concepts of temperature, heat, and work.
- How to calculate heat capacity and specific heat.
- What is the efficiency of a heat engine?
- How to analyze refrigeration cycles.