Physics 1205 Reading Questions
Assignment #8

Chapter 8.15 - 8.20, 9.0 - 9.2, 9.4 - 9.6

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Answer the Reading Questions below. Please answer each question.

1. If an object is stopped by a frictional force, is energy conserved?

2. If the maximum amplitude of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled, by what factor does the maximum velocity change?

3. What is the definition of power?

4. In a plot of potential energy vs. position, what does a minimum point in the curve represent?

5. Is linear momentum a scalar or a vector? What does this imply about solving problems with linear momentum?

6. What is always the result of a net impulse acting on an object?

7. Under what circumstances will linear momentum be conserved?

8. Is kinetic energy conserved in all collisions?

Yes
No

9. Is linear momentum conserved in all collisions?

Yes
No

10. When two objects collide, what is the relationship between the two objects' change of momentum?

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