Squeezing the coils of a spring together stores potential energy in the spring. When released, this potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, causing the spring to expand back to its original shape.
When you squeeze one end of a spring, you compress the coils together. When you release it, the stored potential energy is converted into kinetic energy and the spring will expand back to its original shape.
When you squeeze together the coils of a spring and then release them, you are creating a mechanical wave known as a longitudinal wave. This wave travels through the spring by causing the coils to compress and then expand in the same direction as the wave's motion.
The stored energy in a stretched-out slinky spring toy is potential energy. As the coils are pulled apart, work is done to stretch the spring, and this work is stored in the spring as potential energy. When the spring is released, this potential energy is converted back into kinetic energy as the coils snap back together.
If the amplitude of compression waves traveling along the spring increases, the spacing between coils of the spring will decrease. This is because the increased energy from the compression waves causes the coils to compress and come closer together. In essence, the increased amplitude results in a more compacted spring configuration.
Compression
When you squeeze one end of a spring, you compress the coils together. When you release it, the stored potential energy is converted into kinetic energy and the spring will expand back to its original shape.
When you squeeze together the coils of a spring and then release them, you are creating a mechanical wave known as a longitudinal wave. This wave travels through the spring by causing the coils to compress and then expand in the same direction as the wave's motion.
if you squeeze a part of the spring close together the other part of the spring is going to be more apart .
The spring has been stretched. When the coils are squeezed together then the spring has been compressed.
In a spring, squeezing some coils together more tightly causes the nearby coils to be more spread apart
In a spring, squeezing some coils together more tightly causes the nearby coils to be more spread apart. So this is how it increases.
In a spring, squeezing some coils together more tightly causes the nearby coils to be more spread apart. So this is how it increases.
longitudinal. this is like a sound/pressure wave or how automotive traffic flows. the other type of wave is a transverse wave which describes propagation of EM radiation.
It is compressions
The stored energy in a stretched-out slinky spring toy is potential energy. As the coils are pulled apart, work is done to stretch the spring, and this work is stored in the spring as potential energy. When the spring is released, this potential energy is converted back into kinetic energy as the coils snap back together.
If the amplitude of compression waves traveling along the spring increases, the spacing between coils of the spring will decrease. This is because the increased energy from the compression waves causes the coils to compress and come closer together. In essence, the increased amplitude results in a more compacted spring configuration.
Compressions are the parts where the coils are close together