Elastic Potential Energy and Springs

Elastic Potential Energy in Springs

• When a force is applied to compress a spring, it gains elastic potential energy.
• The maximum amount of elastic potential energy is stored in the spring when it is fully compressed.
• As the spring expands, it releases the stored energy out of the system through force, resulting in a minimum amount of elastic potential energy.
• The transfer of energy from the spring to the system occurs when the spring expands from its compressed state.

Test your knowledge on elastic potential energy and springs with this quiz! Learn about the relationship between force and energy in a compressed spring and how energy is transferred when the spring expands.