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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much force is necessary to stretch a

spring 0.25 m when the spring constant

is 95 N/m? (use the formula F = Kx)

a)

24 N

b)

2.4 N

c)

0.24 N

2.

How much force is necessary to stretch a

spring 0.5 m when the spring constant

is 100 N/m?

a)

5 N

b)

50 N

c)

500 N

3.

A spring has a spring constant of 56 N/m.

How far will it stretch when a block

weighing 18 N is hung from its end? (Use x=F/K)

a)

3.2 m

b)

0.32 cm

c)

0.32m

4.

A spring has a spring constant of 100 N/m.

How far will it stretch when a block

weighing 20 N is hung from its end?

a)

0.2 m

b)

0.2 cm

c)

20 m

5.

What is the spring constant of a spring that

stretches 12 cm when an object weighing

24 N is hung from it? ( Use K = F/x)

a)

2 N/m

b)

20 N/m

c)

200 N/m

6.

What is the spring constant of a spring that

stretches 10 cm when an object weighing

50 N is hung from it?

a)

5 N/m

b)

50 N/m

c)

500 N/m

7.

A spring with a spring constant of 144 N/m

is compressed by a distance of 16.5 cm.

How much elastic potential energy is stored

in the spring? (Use PE = 1/2 K x2)

a)

1.96 J

b)

196 J

c)

19.6 J

8.

A spring with a spring constant of 100 N/m

is compressed by a distance of 10 cm.

How much elastic potential energy is stored

in the spring?

a)

5 J

b)

50 J

c)

0.5 J

9.

A spring has a spring constant of 256 N/m.

How far must it be stretched to give it an

elastic potential energy of 48 J? (Use PE = 1/2 K x2)

a)

0.61 cm

b)

0.61 m

c)

6.1 m

10.

A spring has a spring constant of 400 N/m.

How far must it be stretched to give it an

elastic potential energy of 50 J?

a)

0.5 cm

b)

0.5 m

c)

5.0 m