Hanging Mass


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Title Hanging Mass
Description This lab has the students finding the relationship between the force of gravity of a mass attached to a vertical spring and its stretch distance. Hooke's Law and the elastic energy equation can then be derived with a little direction from the instructor.
Subject Physics
Level High School
Type Guided Activity, Homework, Lab, Remote Learning
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords Hanging Mass, Hooke's Law, Spring Constant, Spring Lab
Simulation(s) Masses and Springs (HTML5)


Author(s) David Wirth
School / Organization Millennium High School
Date submitted 23/11/01
Date updated 23/11/01