Hooke's Law and Potential Energy Quiz

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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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

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A spring with a spring constant of 4.0 newtons per meter is compressed by a force of 1.2 newtons. What is the total elastic potential energy stored in this compressed spring?

• 0.18 J
• 0.36 J
• 0.6 J
• 4.8 J

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A 450 N object has a mass of _____ on earth

• 4600 kg

• 46 kg

• 4.6 kg

• 460 kg

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 

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Acceleration due to gravity on Earth is equal to

• 9.8 m/s^2
• 9.8 m/s
• 8.9 m/s
• 8.9 m/s^2

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The force of gravity is measured in

• m/s
• m/s^2
• Newtons
• kg(x)m/s

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Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• A hopping frog
• A rubber band stretched and ready to be flung across the room
• A roller coaster that is moving
• A fish swimming in a pond

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Energy is measured using which unit?

• Grams
• Meters
• Watts
• Joules