Spring Potential Energy and Hooke's Law Worksheet
Explore Hooke's Law and calculate spring potential energy with this Grade 11 physics worksheet.
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Spring Potential Energy and Hooke's Law
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1. State Hooke's Law in words and as a mathematical equation. Explain the meaning of each variable in the equation.
2. Which of the following statements is true regarding spring potential energy?
It is directly proportional to the displacement of the spring.
It is inversely proportional to the square of the spring constant.
It is proportional to the square of the displacement of the spring from its equilibrium position.
It is always negative.
3. The constant 'k' in Hooke's Law represents the of the spring.
4. When a spring is compressed or stretched, it stores energy.
5. A spring has a spring constant of 250 N/m. If it is stretched by 0.15 m from its equilibrium position, calculate the force required to stretch it and the potential energy stored in the spring.
6. Doubling the displacement of a spring will double the spring potential energy stored.
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