Forces and Elasticity Flashcards
Work done to an elastic object is stored as what?
Elastic potential energy.
What happens when you apply a force to an object?
Object may stretch and change in shape.
Any object that returns to its original shape after the force has been removed is what?
An elastic object.
Work is done to an elastic object to…
Change its shape.
The energy is not…
Lost.
The energy is not lost but is stored by the object as what?
Elastic potential energy.
What is the elastic potential energy converted into?
Kinetic energy, when the force is removed and then the object returns back to its original shape.
What happens when a spring is supported at the top then a weight is attached to the bottom?
The spring will stretch.
The extension of an elastic object is directly proportional to what?
To the load or force applied .
What is the extension measured in?
Metres.
What is the force measured in?
Newtons.
What is the equation for force?
K x e = F.
What does k x e = F means?
K - Spring constant.
e - Extension.
F - Force.
What does the spring constants (k) value depend on?
The material that you are stretching.
What is the spring constant measured in?
Newtons per metre.
N/m.
