10 Questions
What is represented by the spring constant k?
The factor that determines the stiffness or looseness of a spring.
What is Hooke's law?
The relationship between the force exerted by a spring and the displacement of the object it acts upon.
What does the negative sign in Hooke's law indicate?
The force of the spring is always opposite the direction of the movement of the object.
Why is the force applied by a spring called a restoring force?
Because it attempts to move the object back to its equilibrium position.
What is the equation for the elastic potential energy of a spring?
Elastic potential energy = (1/2)kx^2, where k is the spring constant and x is the distance it is stretched or compressed.
What is simple harmonic motion?
Simple harmonic motion is a periodic motion where an object oscillates back and forth between more compressed and less compressed states.
What conditions need to be met for a system to exhibit simple harmonic motion?
For a system to exhibit simple harmonic motion, the motion must be periodic, the system must have a restoring force that is proportional to the displacement, and there should be no significant damping or friction.
What happens to the elastic potential energy and kinetic energy during the motion of a block attached to a spring?
During the motion of a block attached to a spring, the elastic potential energy reaches a maximum when the spring is most or least compressed and the block is changing direction, while the kinetic energy is at a maximum when the block is right in the middle and moving the fastest.
What would the graph of the position of the block against time look like for simple harmonic motion?
The graph of the position of the block against time for simple harmonic motion would display sinusoidal behavior, similar to a trigonometric sine function.
What is the equilibrium position in simple harmonic motion?
The equilibrium position in simple harmonic motion is the position where the object is at rest before any external force is applied.
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