Physics Boys' Secondary Mosta Half-Yearly Examinations Form 3 - Kullegg Maria Regina, 2015-2016 Page 3

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2. This question is about Hooke’s law.
James loads a spring as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2
a) Fill in the missing labels in Figure 2.
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He obtains the following results.
Load (N)
0
1
2
3
4
5
Length of spring (mm)
32
35
38
41
44
47
Total Extension (mm)
0
3
b) Complete the table by filling in the missing extensions.
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c) Explain why the spring returns to its original length once the loads are removed.
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d) State two things that James would observe if a much softer spring is used.
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Physics Half yearly exam 2016– Track 2 - Form 3

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