Stretching a Spring Practical: Force & Extension of a Spring Flashcards
1
Q
Setting up the experiment:
- Secure a _______________ to the bench using a G-clamp/_______________. Use _____________ to attach two clamps to the clamp stand.
- Attach the spring to the ______________, and a ________________________________. Adjust the ruler so that it is ____________, and in _____________ with the top of the ____________.
- Attach a horizontal __________ on the _______________________.
A
clamp stand
large mass
two bosses
top clamp
metre ruler to the bottom clamp
vertical
zero level
spring
pointer
bottom of the spring
1
Q
- ____________________ the unstretched length of the spring.
- Hang a 1N _________ on the spring.
- Read the _________________________ on the metre ruler.
- Continue adding 1N ___________ to the spring and reading the position of the pointer.
- Work out the ______________ produced from adding each weight.
- ______________ the length of the unstretched spring from each reading.
- ______________ on a graph.
A
Measure and record
weight
new position of the pointer
weights
extension
Take away
Plot results
2
Q
True or false: Rubber bands produce straight lines on a force/extension graph.
A
False. They do not.
3
Q
How do you work out the weight of an unknown object using a force/ extension graph?
- Measure the __________________________ when the unknown object is hanging from it.
- Read the __________ of the object from the ___________.
A
extension of the spring
weight
graph