Displacement and the Spring Force (Fs) - Hooke's Law

Front

What is the unit of Spring Constant?

Back

N/m

Front

What can you calculate from a graph that shows a spring's behavior?

Back

Spring constant 20 N/m

Front

A force of 400 N is applied to stretch a spring with a spring constant of 100 N/m. How much does the spring stretch?

Back

4 m

Front

What does a higher value of the spring constant indicate about a spring?

Back

The higher the value of the spring constant, the stiffer the spring.

Front

What is the term for the additional length a spring gains when a force is applied?

Back

Extension

Front

What is Hooke's Law?

Back

Hooke's Law states that the force exerted by a spring is directly proportional to the displacement from its equilibrium position.

Front

If a spring has a spring constant of 50 N/m, how much force is needed to stretch it by 0.5 m?

Back

25 N (F = k * x = 50 N/m * 0.5 m).

Front

What happens to the spring force when the displacement is doubled?

Back

The spring force also doubles, according to Hooke's Law.

Front

What is the relationship between force and displacement in a spring?

Back

The relationship is linear, meaning that as displacement increases, force increases proportionally.

Front

What is the equilibrium position of a spring?

Back

The position where the spring is neither compressed nor stretched.