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What is elastic strain?

Energy stored as a change in shape


What is compressional energy?

Compressional energy refers to the energy associated with the compression or squeezing of materials. It is a form of mechanical energy that arises when forces act to reduce the volume or change the shape of an object or substance. Examples include the energy stored in springs when they are compressed or in rocks during tectonic processes.


What is energy stored in shape?

Potential Energy


What causes potential energy to be stored in an object?

Potential energy is stored in an object when work is done to change its position or shape, resulting in the object being able to do work in the future.


Is the energy stored in a compressed spring called strain energy?

Yes, the energy stored in a compressed spring is commonly referred to as potential energy, specifically elastic potential energy. The spring store this energy by virtue of its deformation or change in shape due to compression.


How can you tell if something has stored energy?

You can tell if something has stored energy by observing signs like potential to do work, change in shape, or stored forces like tension or compression. Common examples include stretched rubber bands, compressed springs, or charged batteries.


What is stored energy that is a result of an objects position or shape called?

Potential energy is the stored energy that results from an object's position or shape. It is energy that is not actively doing work but has the potential to do so in the future.


Why is rocks a physical change?

because there is a change in shape


Energy that is stored due to position or shape is called what?

Potential energy.


Is gravity the force that causes rocks to change shape and size?

No, its erosion that causes rocks to change


Energy when object is stretched or squashed?

When an object is stretched or squashed, the energy involved is potential energy stored in the object's deformation. This potential energy comes from the work done to change the object's shape. The amount of potential energy stored is directly related to the amount of deformation the object undergoes.


What two things change as rocks undergo stress?

As rocks undergo stress, two things that change are their shape and their volume. The rocks may deform and change their shape based on the type of stress applied, while their volume may also change as the rocks compress or expand under pressure.