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Physics 311, Quiz #10

Question 1: Potential energy is a name given to the energy a body has due to its

  1. position
  2. motion
  3. friction
  4. shape 

    Answer:  a, position

Question 2: If an object move around a closed loop (so that it returns to its starting point), and it is affected by purely conservative forces, then it will end up with

  1. more energy than it started with
  2. the same energy it started with
  3. less energy than it started with 

    Answer:  b, the same energy

Question 3: Which of the following are conservative forces? (more than one may be correct)

  1. gravity
  2. friction
  3. an ideal spring
  4. air resistance 

    Answer:  gravity and an ideal spring

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