Potential Energy Answers

A compressed spring has 16.2 J of elastic potential energy when it is compressed 0.30 m. What is the spring constant of the spring?

A ball has 116.62 J of gravitational potential energy at a height of 85 m. What is the mass of the ball?

Lamar writes several equations trying to better understand potential energy.

Which describes how the spring constant affects the potential energy of an object for a given displacement from an equilibrium position?

Kristina demonstrates a toy for her younger brother. The steps to operate the toy are listed below.Step 1. Push the toy down.Step 2. A spring compresses.Step 3. Release the toy.Step 4. The toy jumps into the air.

Every spring has an equilibrium position. Which statements describe a spring at its equilibrium position? Check all that apply.The spring constant is zero.The elastic potential energy is at a maximum.The elastic potential energy is zero.The displacement of the spring is at a maximum. The net force acting on the spring is zero.

A diver who has a mass of 68 kg climbs to a diving platform that is 7.5 m above the surface of a pool. How much gravitational potential energy does the diver have in relation to the pool’s surface?

Which factor affects elastic potential energy but not gravitational potential energy?

Which factor affects gravitational potential energy but not elastic potential energy?

Doubling which quantity would cause the largest increase in a spring’s elastic potential energy?