Which describes how the spring constant affects the potential energy of an object for a given displacement from an equilibrium position?
The higher the spring constant, the greater the gravitational potential energy
. … The higher the spring constant, the greater the elastic potential energy.
What factor affects elastic potential energy?
The factors that determine the amount of elastic potential energy being stored include
the type of material and the amount it is deformed
. The more an object is deformed, the more stored energy it has.
What is the potential energy of spring constant?
Elastic potential energy is the potential energy stored by stretching or compressing an elastic object by an external force such as the stretching of a spring. It is equal to the work done to stretch the spring which depends on the spring
constant k
and the distance stretched.
What affects the potential energy of an object?
Gravitational Potential Energy is determined by three factors:
mass, gravity, and height
. All three factors are directly proportional to energy.
What affects gravitational potential energy but not elastic energy?
The factors that affect an object’s gravitational potential energy are its
height relative to some
reference point, its mass, and the strength of the gravitational field it is in.
Does a stiffer spring have more elastic potential energy?
A less stiff object can be stretched or compressed more easily. Comparing two elastic objects, more elastic spring force would act on the
stiffer elastic
object when they are stretched or compressed by the same length.
What are some examples of elastic potential energy?
- The coil spring of a wind-up clock.
- An archer’s stretched bow.
- A bent diving board, just before a divers jump.
- The twisted rubber band which powers a toy airplane.
- A bouncy ball, compressed at the moment it bounces off a brick wall.
What is the formula of potential energy of spring?
| P.E. The potential energy of a spring | k Spring constant | x Spring displacement |
|---|
Is a compressed spring potential energy?
As soon as the spring is stretched or compressed, there is
positive potential energy stored
in the spring.
What do you mean by potential energy of spring?
When a stretched spring is compressed or extended, we experience
a force that is equal to the force applied by us in the opposite direction
. … This is called as the spring potential energy. The elastic potential energy of the spring helps to get back to normal shape.
Which is the best example of an object with only potential energy?
Which is the best example of an object with only potential energy?
A boulder resting on top of a cliff
.
What are 4 examples of potential energy?
- A raised weight.
- Water that is behind a dam.
- A car that is parked at the top of a hill.
- A yoyo before it is released.
- River water at the top of a waterfall.
- A book on a table before it falls.
- A child at the top of a slide.
- Ripe fruit before it falls.
Which object has the most potential energy?
Higher objects (with further to fall) have greater potential energy. The heaviest of
2 objects at the same height
has the greatest gravitational potential energy.
What are the factors that affect potential energy and kinetic energy?
The two main factors that affect kinetic energy are
mass and speed
. Why? Because the motion of an object depends on how fast it’s traveling, but also how much mass it has, though velocity is the more important factor.
What two factors affect kinetic energy?
Explain that there are two factors that affect how much kinetic energy a moving object will have:
mass and speed
.
In which situation is gravitational potential energy present?
An object possesses gravitational potential energy if
it is positioned at a height above (or below) the zero height
. An object possesses elastic potential energy if it is at a position on an elastic medium other than the equilibrium position.
