Elastic Energy

During a physics experiment, Maya stretches a spring with a spring constant of 120 N/m by 0.4 meters. How much elastic potential energy is stored in the spring?

• 0.48 J

• 4.8 J

• 0.12 J

• 12 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Aiden is using a spring with a spring constant of 90 N/m in his physics project. If he stretches the spring by 0.2 meters, what is the elastic potential energy stored in the spring?

• 1.8 J

• 0.18 J

• 18 J

• 0.02 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

This spring has been compressed. What happened to its elastic potential energy?

• more elastic potential energy

• less elastic potential energy

• the same amount of elastic potential energy

One spring is compressed. Another is stretched. What happened to the elastic potential energy?

• Only the compressed one increased.

• Only the stretched increased.

• They both increased.

• They both decreased.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

A spring has an extension of 20cm and a spring constant of 100N/m. How much elastic potential energy does it have?

• 2J

• 40,000J

• 20,000J

• 200J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

__________ energy is a form of potential energy based on how an object deforms and reverts to its original state.

• Gravitational

• Kinetic

• Elastic

• Chemical

What type of potential energy is stored in a slinky?

• Kinetic Energy

• Gravitational Energy

• Elastic Energy

• Chemical Energy

All of these are examples of elastic energy EXCEPT for

• a stretched rubber band

• a ball bouncing on the ground

• a kid jumping on a pogostick

• throwing a ball in the air

Which of these factors of an object will have the biggest factor of its elastic energy?

• rigidity

• mass

• volume

• height

A spring with a spring constant of 150 N/m is compressed by 0.3 meters. What is the elastic potential energy stored in the spring?

• 1.35 J

• 6.75 J

• 0.675 J

• 13.5 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2