Complete the Following Statement: a Force That Acts on an Object

question 76

Multiple Choice

Complete the following statement: A force that acts on an object is said to be conservative if

• A)it obeys Newton's laws of motion.
• B)it results in a change in the object's kinetic energy.
• C)it always acts in the direction of motion of the object.
• D)the work it does on the object is independent of the path of the motion.
• E)the work it does on the object is equal to the increase in the object's kinetic energy.

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Definitions:

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