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Details Title: Chapter 8 Description: Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy Total Flash Cards: 8 Created: 11/14/2006 11:21:49	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term elastic potential energy Definition energy associated with the state of compression or extension of an elastic object (such as a bungee cord) Term If W1 = -W2, and the other type of energy is considered a potential energy, then the force is _______ Definition CONSERVATIVE!! Term _____ has to do with the random motions of atoms and molecules Definition Thermal Energy Term net work done by a conservative force on a particle moving around any closed path Definition zero Term net work done by a conservative force on a particle moving around any closed path Definition zero Term Work done by conservative force on a particle moving between two points depends on the path taken by the particle? Definition NO!!! Term mechanical energy Definition sum of potential energy U and kinetic energy K of objects within it Term principle of the conservation of mechanical energy Definition in an isolated system where only conservative forces cause energy changes, the kinetic energy and potential energy can change, but their sum, the mechanical energy of the system cannot change