Forces & Elasticity (AQA GCSE Physics Combined Science): Flashcards

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Required Practical: Investigating Force & Extension
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Law in force & extension practical

Hooke's law

Material used in elasticity practical

Spring

What's added to spring in steps

Masses

What's measured with each mass added

Extension

Force-extension graph shape

Directly proportional line

Gradient of F-E graph equals

Spring constant

Cause of inaccurate length measurement

Human error

Error from over-stretching spring

Stretching past elastic limit

F-E relationship past elastic limit

No longer proportional

Spring behavior past elastic limit

Doesn't return to original size

Variables in Hooke's law

Force and extension

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