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Elastic Potential Energy

Elastic Potential Energy

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Physics

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

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NGSS
HS-PS3-1, MS-PS3-2, HS-PS3-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jeanette Rodriguez

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24 Slides • 7 Questions

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Elastic Potential
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Multiple Choice

A child jumps on a trampoline. When will the trampoline

have more elastic potential energy?

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When the child is standing on the trampoline

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When the child is in the air

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When the child lands on the trampoline after

jumping

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The trampoline will always have the same elastic

potential energy

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Multiple Choice

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A child bouncing on a pogo stick compresses the spring

by 0.25 m. If the spring constant of the spring on the

bottom of the pogo stick is 200 N/m, what is the elastic

potential energy stored in the spring when it is

compressed?

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25 J

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6.25 J

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2.50 J

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12.5 J

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Multiple Choice

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A rubber band with a spring constant of 40 N/m is pulled

back 0.5 m. How much elastic potential energy is stored

in the elastic band?

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10 J

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5 J

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20 J

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25 J

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following would you expect to have the

smallest spring constant?

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a garage door spring

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a slinky

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a spring in a pen

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a trampoline spring

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Multiple Choice

If the spring constant, k, is tripled, by what factor does

the EPE increase?

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Multiple Choice

If the spring constant, k, is halved, by what factor does

the EPE decrease?

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0.5

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0.25

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0.125

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0.006

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Multiple Choice

If the distance a spring is stretched is increased by a

factor of 6, by what factor is the EPE increased?

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12

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6

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