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Springs can store energy (by compression) and release it (expansion) so a wound spring can be used to power an object; windup toys and so on.
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What source of energy make a model car go?
Electricity, gasoline, solid fuel, rubberband or spring powered.
What sort of energy is in the compressed spring?
Spring potential energy.
Example of spring energy?
Compressing a spring is potential energy in a system.
Compressed springs are what kind of energy?
The potential energy of a spring is defined by this equation: U=.5kx2 U= potential energy (in joules) k= the spring constant x= the displacement of the spring from equilibrium. (the amount that the spring is stretched or compressed) This equation tells us that as a spring is compressed by a distance x, the potential energy increases proportionately to x2
How potential energy arises an elastic spring?
Let's say you compress the spring. Work (mechanical energy) is required to compress the spring; this energy is stored in the spring and can be recovered (converted to another type of energy) when the spring returns to its normal position.
Is a pushed down spring kinetic energy?
No the energy stored in a compressed spring is not kinetic energy.
Spring energy is converted into what energy?
It is converted into "movement" if something is placed on the spring.
Is the energy stored in a compressed spring called strain energy?
The energy stored in a compressed spring is called potential energy.
How is the potential energy stored in the spring of a clock it change into kinetic?
The spring is wound tighter, this stores the potential energy. The spring unwinding turns the potential energy into kinetic energy.
Is a solar energy system considered as a blue energy source or a green energy source?
green energy source
What kinds of energy does a spring have?
a spring possesses elastic potential energy when compressed or stretched.
Is it gravitational energy in the spring of a jack in the box?
No. A spring has ANOTHER kind of potential energy.
