Force and Extension
Cards (24)
- What is the first step of the practical procedure?
- What should be measured after hanging the spring?
- How are weights added during the experiment?
- What is plotted on the graph after recording the extension?
- What apparatus secures the clamp stand to the desk?
- Why is a G-Clamp used in the experiment?
- What does the clamp produce to maintain equilibrium?
- How is the extension of the spring calculated?
- What can be added to the spring for accurate measurements?
- What is the purpose of the pointer in the experiment?
- What safety equipment should be worn during the experiment?
- Why should safety glasses be worn?
- What other safety precautions should be taken?
- What graph should be plotted with the results?
- What is expected from the graph of extension against force?
- What is the relationship between extension and force called?
- What is the relevant equation for Hooke's Law?
- What type of energy is stored in a stretched spring?
- What equation calculates the elastic potential energy stored in the spring?
- How can the elastic potential stored in the spring be determined graphically?
- How can you determine the weight of an unknown object using the apparatus?
- What is the first step to find the weight of an unknown object?
- What should you do after recording the extension of the unknown object?
- What do you do after drawing the line from the extension on the graph?