Elastic Energy

Which type of potential energy causes the arrow to shoot from the bow?

• kinetic

• elastic

• chemical

• gravitational

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The diagram shows the same spring being stretched at different lengths using different masses. At which length does the spring have the MOST potential energy?

• length A

• length B

• length C

• length D

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Elastic potential energy is energy stored in an object, such as a spring, due to the object being stretched or compressed. In which position is it most likely that the spring has lost its elastic potential energy?

• W

• Y

• X

• Z

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Which object has elastic potential energy?

• a hanging leaf

• a burning coal

• a rolling ball

• a stretched bow

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Elastic potential energy is the ability to stretch or _________

• pull

• straighten

• compress

• stretch

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What type of energy is the girl storing in the bow?

• Light Energy

• Elastic Potential Energy

• Chemical Potential Energy

• Thermal Energy

Elastic Potential Energy is _____________________________________.

• the ability of a material to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or deformed.

• potential energy that is stored due to the deformation of an elastic object, such as a stretched spring.

• energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds. Chemical energy is released during chemical reactions.

• the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature.

• the flow of thermal energy.

What does elastic energy depend on?

• deformation and rigidity

• deformation and mass

• rigidity and elasticity

• mass and elevation

SELECT ALL POSTITIONS where the spring has STORED ELASTIC ENERGY

• W

• Y

• X

• Z

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What type of energy is the girl storing in the bow?

• Light Energy

• Elastic Energy

• Chemical Energy

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