TOPIC 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass

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What determines system properties?

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System properties are determined by the interactions between objects within the system.

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When can a system be treated as a single object?

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If the properties or interactions of the constituent objects within a system are not important in modeling the behavior of the macroscopic system, the system can itself be treated as a single object.

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What may result from interactions between a system's parts and the environment?

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Interactions between constituent parts of the system and the environment may result in the transfer of energy or mass.

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How do individual objects within a system behave?

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Individual objects within a chosen system may behave differently from each other as well as from the system as a whole.

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What affects the analysis of a system?

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The internal structure of a system affects the analysis of that system.

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What happens as external variables to a system are changed?

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As variables external to a system are changed, the system’s substructure may change.