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Complete the potential energy relationRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: quantity with what it tracksRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Order the reasoning: why a pendulum keeps swingingRead the answer and worked solution →Conservative or not, in practiceRead the answer and worked solution →

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Complete the potential energy relation

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    negative
    Choices
    1. negative
    2. positive
    3. square
  2. Answer
    position
    Choices
    1. position
    2. time
    3. speed
Complete the statement
For a conservative force in one dimension, the force equals the {0} of the rate of change of the potential energy with {1}.
Force is minus the slope of the potential. Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 5 Work, Energy and Power.

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Flip and pair: quantity with what it tracks

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Kinetic energy
    B
    energy of motion
  2. A
    Potential energy
    B
    energy of position
  3. A
    Net work
    B
    change in kinetic energy
  4. A
    Conservative force
    B
    path-independent work
The chapter's energy vocabulary. Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 5 Work, Energy and Power.

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Two are true, one is not

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Questions
  1. False statement
    Friction is conservative
    Statements
    1. Gravity is conservative
    2. Friction is not
    3. Friction is conservative
  2. False statement
    Zero net work means the body stops
    Statements
    1. Zero net work means the body stops
    2. Net work changes kinetic energy
    3. Zero net work means constant speed
  3. False statement
    It depends on the route travelled
    Statements
    1. Potential energy needs a conservative force
    2. It depends on the route travelled
    3. It depends on position
The false line gives friction a conservative property. Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 5 Work, Energy and Power.

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