Spring Potential Energy & Hooke's Law Worksheet
Explore the concepts of spring potential energy and Hooke's Law with this worksheet for 6th graders, featuring real-world examples and calculation problems.
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Spring Potential Energy & Hooke's Law
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work for any calculations.
1. What type of energy is stored in a stretched or compressed spring?
Kinetic energy
Thermal energy
Potential energy
Chemical energy
2. Hooke's Law describes the relationship between the force applied to a spring and its:
Temperature
Length change
Mass
Color
1. The more a spring is stretched or compressed, the more energy it stores.
2. Hooke's Law states that the force needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance is proportional to that .
3. The constant of proportionality in Hooke's Law is called the spring .
1. A spring that is compressed has less potential energy than a spring at rest.
True
False
2. According to Hooke's Law, if you double the force on a spring, its extension will also double.
True
False
1. Look at the image below. Describe what is happening to the spring in each picture in terms of force and energy.
2. Explain how a spring scale (like the one shown below) uses Hooke's Law to measure weight.
1. A spring has a spring constant of 50 N/m. If you stretch the spring by 0.2 meters, what force did you apply?
2. If a force of 10 N stretches a spring by 0.05 meters, what is the spring constant of the spring?