WorksheetsUnderstanding Hooke's Law
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is Hooke's Law?
It states that the force needed to extend or compress a spring is proportional to the distance it is stretched.
It states that the force needed to extend or compress a spring is inversely proportional to the distance it is stretched.
It states that the force needed to extend or compress a spring is equal to the square of the distance it is stretched.
It states that the force needed to extend or compress a spring is independent of the distance it is stretched.
Which of the following is a common application of Hooke's Law?
Calculating the speed of a car.
Determining the weight of an object.
Designing a suspension system in vehicles.
Measuring the temperature of a liquid.
In the equation of Hooke's Law, F=kx , what does k represent?
The force applied.
The extension or compression distance.
The spring constant.
The mass of the object.
What does the graph of Hooke's Law look like when force is plotted against extension?
A horizontal line.
A vertical line.
A straight line passing through the origin.
A curved line.
What is the unit of the spring constant k in Hooke's Law?
Newtons per metre (N/m).
Metres per second (m/s).
Kilograms (kg).
Joules (J).
Which of the following is NOT an application of Hooke's Law?
Measuring the force in a spring balance.
Calculating the pressure of a gas.
Designing bungee cords.
Analysing the behaviour of elastic materials.
What happens when the limit of elasticity is exceeded in a material?
The material returns to its original shape.
The material becomes permanently deformed.
The material becomes stronger.
The material becomes lighter.
If a spring has a spring constant of 50 N/m and is stretched by 0.2 metres, what is the force applied?
5 N
10 N
15 N
20 N
Which of the following best describes the limit of elasticity?
The maximum distance a material can be stretched without breaking.
The maximum force a material can withstand without permanent deformation.
The minimum force required to stretch a material.
The point at which a material becomes weightless.
If a graph of force versus extension for a spring is a straight line, what does this indicate about the spring?
The spring is not following Hooke's Law.
The spring is following Hooke's Law.
The spring is broken.
The spring is at its limit of elasticity.
