Inv7.Exp2 - Vocabulary

What is potential energy?

• The energy associated with an object's motion

• The energy held by an object due to its position or other factors

• The energy contained within an object

• The energy of an object due to its internal stresses

How is internal energy defined?

• The energy associated with an object's position

• The energy contained within an object

• The energy of an object due to motion

• The energy caused by external factors

What describes elastic objects?

• The tendency of objects to change shape permanently

• The tendency of objects to shatter under load

• The tendency of objects to melt when deformed

• The tendency of objects to return to their original shape

Which of the following is an example of a nonconservative force?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Tension

• Normal force

What is gravitational potential energy based on?

• Object's speed

• Object's charge

• Object's volume

• Object's position

What type of energy is stored in a system of magnets due to magnetic force?

• Gravitational energy

• Electric energy

• Elastic energy

• Magnetic potential energy

Define the kinetic energy of an object.

• Energy due to an object's position

• Energy stored within an object

• Energy due to object's motion

• Energy due to object's electric charge

What characterizes a conservative force?

• Depends on the path taken

• Independent of path taken

• Dissipative force

• Non-conservative force

How are molecules defined?

• Singular atoms

• Groups of atoms bonded together

• Free-floating electrons

• Mass-less particles

What contributes to electrostatic potential energy?

• Magnetic forces

• Gravitational forces

• Coulomb forces

• Newtonian forces