Forces & Elasticity (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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Which law is investigated in this required practical?
Which law is investigated in this required practical?
Hooke's law
What type of material is used in this elasticity practical?
What type of material is used in this elasticity practical?
An elastic material such as a spring
What is added to the spring during the experiment?
What is added to the spring during the experiment?
Masses
What is measured each time a mass is added to the spring?
What is measured each time a mass is added to the spring?
Extension
What relationship should a force-extension graph show?
What relationship should a force-extension graph show?
Directly proportional
What does the gradient of the force-extension graph equal?
What does the gradient of the force-extension graph equal?
Spring constant
What is one cause of inaccurate measurement of extension?
What is one cause of inaccurate measurement of extension?
Human error
What happens if the spring is stretched past its elastic limit?
What happens if the spring is stretched past its elastic limit?
Force & extension are no longer proportional
What happens to the spring after stretching past the elastic limit?
What happens to the spring after stretching past the elastic limit?
It doesn't return to its original size
What two variables should be plotted on the graph?
What two variables should be plotted on the graph?
Force and extension