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Chapter 8
Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
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Physics
Undergraduate 2
11/14/2006

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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
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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
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