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Table. 8.

Scientific response rate to conservative force explanations.

Category Answers No. of responses
Scientific answer

P8: Conservative force is the same as the work done by force when the starting and ending points are the same regardless of the object's path of movement. Work done by non-conservative force is depend on the path.

P10, P19: ×F=0 is conservative force

3(11%)
Unscientific answer

P2: A conservative force occurs if the object moves and the trail's shape is closed, and a non-conservative force occurs if it is open.

P11: Conservative force is a force that maintains the force without going outside, non-conservative force is a force that is not maintained.

19(70%)
No answer 5(19%)
Total 27(100%)
New Phys.: Sae Mulli 2024;74:1047~1059 https://doi.org/10.3938/NPSM.74.1047
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