The quantity type of potential energy
Lesson Flashcards: Resistance and Resistivity of Conductors
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Scalar quantity
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Energy dissipation
Unuseful transfer of energy from a system to its surroundings
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Conservation of energy
Energy cannot be created or destroyed. The total energy of a closed system remains constant.
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Closed system
A system of objects that does not allow the transfer of energy to or from objects outside the system
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Open system
A system of objects that can transfer energy to or from objects outside the system
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Energy transfer
The exchange of energy between objects or energy categories
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Pascal’s principle
The pressure at a point within a fluid is equal in all directions.
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Gravitational force
The attraction force between massive objects
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The center of mass
The point from which the weight of an object effectively acts
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The gravitational constant
The constant of proportionality among the gravitational force between two objects, their masses, and the distance between their centers
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