Springs AP Physics

A mass attached to a spring vibrates back and forth. At the equilibrium position, the

• acceleration reaches a maximum.
• velocity reaches a maximum.
• net force reaches a maximum.
• velocity reaches zero.

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

A mass-spring system can oscillate with simple harmonic motion because a compressed or stretched spring has which kind of energy?

• kinetic
• mechanical
• gravitational potential
• elastic potential

A force of F=500 N is applied to extend a spring.  What is the displacement x of the spring if its spring constant is k= 540 N/m?

• 0.96 m
• 0.93 M
• 1.3 m
• 1.1 m

What force should be applied to compress a spring by 0.013 m if its spring constant is k = 1900 N/m?

• 1880 N
• 24.7 N
• 1900 N
• 0.127 N

A net force of 430 N acts to stretch an extension spring.  How far will the spring stretch if its spring constant is 700 N/m?

• 43.9
• 0.307 m
• 1.63 m
• 0.614 m

What Quantity can you calculate from the graph and give the magnitude of that quantity.  

• distance 4.5 m
• Force 15 N
• spring constant 20 N/m
• spring constant 200 N/m

The motion of a metronome is an example of simple ____________________ motion.

• waveform
• lyric
• harmonic
• geometric

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A mass-spring system can oscillate with simple harmonic motion because a compressed or stretched spring has which kind of energy?

• kinetic
• mechanical
• gravitational potential
• elastic potential

For a system in simple harmonic motion, which of the following is the time required to complete a cycle of motion?

• amplitude
• period
• frequency
• revolution