Springs

• What happens when we stretch a spring?

  • Increase in tension
  • Potential Energy
  • Force done by the spring
  • Restoring force
• What does the slop represent?

  Springiness
• The slop represent k, the spring constant, which differs for each spring
• When a spring is stretched , the face increases linearly with the size of the stretch

  Hooke's Law
• Fs=-kx

  Restoring Force
• Fa=kx

  Force Applied
• PE=1/2kx²

  Potential Energy in a spring