Understanding Hooke's Law and Spring Force

Who was Hooke's Law named after?

• Robert Hooke

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Henry Cavendish

What does the blue arrow represent in the spring simulator?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Spring Force

• Displacement

In the spring diagram, what does the dotted line represent?

• Initial position

• Maximum extension

• Equilibrium position

• Maximum compression

What is the spring constant a measure of?

• The length of the spring

• The rigidity or strength of the spring

• The color of the spring

• The weight of the spring

What are the units of the spring constant?

• Kilograms per meter

• Joules per second

• Newtons per meter

• Meters per second

How much force is required to compress a 600 N/m spring by 0.1 meters?

• 120 Newtons

• 90 Newtons

• 60 Newtons

• 30 Newtons

If a bow requires 100 Newtons to hold an arrow back 0.5 meters, what is the spring constant?

• 100 N/m

• 150 N/m

• 250 N/m

• 200 N/m

What happens to the spring force when a spring is compressed?

• It becomes zero

• It increases

• It remains constant

• It decreases

What is the displacement if a 3 kg mass stretches a 60 N/m spring to equilibrium?

• 1.0 meters

• 0.7 meters

• 0.5 meters

• 0.3 meters

What is the relationship between spring force and displacement in Hooke's Law?

• Unrelated

• Exponentially related

• Directly proportional

• Inversely proportional