Physics Half-Yearly Examinations Form 3 - Kullegg Maria Regina, 2013 Page 6

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This section carries 45 marks.
6.
This question is about Hooke’s law.
Robert Hooke
(1635-1703)
a) Fill in :
Hooke’s law states that the ____________ is directly proportional to the
____________ unless the elastic limit is exceeded.
[2]
b) Label the following setup used to investigate Hooke’s law.
[5]
c) After carrying out the investigation, the following results are obtained:
Load (N)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Length of spring (mm)
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
Extension
0
5
10
20
30
35
45
(i) The length of the unloaded spring is ______ mm.
[1]
(ii) Complete the missing values by calculating the extension in each case.
[2]
(iii) Continue plotting the graph of Extension (mm) on the y-axis against
Load (N) on the axis. Write the title of the graph and label each axis.
[5]
Physics Half yearly exam 2013 – Track 2 - Form 3
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