When a Spring is Stretched or Compressed by a Force, ___ is Done by the Spring.
Work.
Work Done is the Transfer of…
Energy.
Which Energy Store is Energy Transferred to a Spring when Work is Done on it?
Energy is Transferred to its Elastic Potential Energy Store.
What is ‘Elastic Potential Energy’?
The Energy Stored in an Elastic Object when Work is Done on the Object.
Provided the Spring is not Inelastically Deformed, the Work Done on the Spring = …
Its Elastic Potential Energy Store.
Elastic Potential Energy = …
K * e^2
/2