A compressed spring in a toy is used to launch a 5.00-gram ball. If the ball leaves the toy with an initial horizontal speed of 5.00 meters per second, the minimum amount of potential energy stored in the compressed spring was 

• 0.0125 J 
• 0.0250 J 
• 0.0625 J 
• 0.125 J 

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

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A 10-newton force is required to hold a stretched spring 0.20 meter from its rest position. What is the potential energy stored in the stretched spring?

• 1 J
• 2 J
• 5 J
• 50 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

A 5-newton force causes a spring to stretch 0.2 meter. What is the potential energy stored in the stretched spring?

• 1 J
• 0.5 J
• 0.2 J
• 0.1 J

An unstretched spring has a length of 0.10 meters. When the spring is stretched by a force of 16 newtons, its length is increased to 0.18 meters. What is the spring constant of this spring? 

• 0.89 N/cm 
• 2.0 N/cm 
• 1.6 N/cm 
• 1.8 N/cm

A spring with a spring constant (k) of 5 N/m is stretch 0.2 m. The spring force is 

• 1 N
• 25 N
• 5.2 N
• 4.8 N

How far is a spring with k = 9 N/m stretched when a 5 kg mass is attached? 

• 0.55 m
• 5.5 m
• 1.8 m 
• 18 m 

Diagram shows three arrangements of springs, X, Y and Z. All the springs are identical.
Which comparison is correct about the extension of X, Y and Z?

• Z < X < Y
• Z < Y < X
• X < Z < Y
• X < Y < Z

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Diagram shows three arrangements of springs, X, Y and Z. All the springs are identical.
Which comparison is correct about the extension of X, Y and Z?

• Z < X < Y
• Z < Y < X
• X < Z < Y
• X < Y < Z

Which of the following graphs represents Hooke's Law

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which comparison about springs X and Y is correct?

• Spring X is softer than spring Y
• Spring Y has a smaller spring constant, k
• The original length of spring X is longer than spring Y
• To stretch 1 cm, work done on spring X is smaller than on spring Y