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When a student hangs a 22.0-g object on a spring, it stretches 7.3 cm down from its equilibrium position. What is the spring constant of the spring?
a) 2.95 N/m
b) .30 N/m
c) 301.3 N/m
d)

Will a strong spring have a big or small constant?
a) Big
b) small
c)
d)

What is the spring constant of a spring that needs a force of 3 N to be compressed from 40 cm to 35 cm?
a) -60 N
b) .075 N/m
c) 60 N/m
d) .6 N/m

A spring with a spring constant of 376 N/m has a mass hung on it so that it stretches 10 cm. Calculate how much mass the spring is supporting.
a) 3760 kg
b) 3.8 kg
c) 383.6 kg
d) 37.6 kg

What is the magnitude of the force required to stretch a 20 cm-long spring, with a spring constant of 100 N/m, to a length of 21 cm?
a) 1 N
b) 2100 N
c) 100 N
d) 10 N

If a spring has a spring constant of 12 N/m and it is stretched 4.5 cm, what is the force of the spring?
a) .54 N
b) 540 N
c) -540 N
d) -.54 N

A spring is pulled to 25 cm and held in place with a force of 325 N. What is the spring constant of the spring?
a) 13 N/m
b) 1300N/m
c) 8125 N/m
d) 13000 N/m

How much force is needed to pull a spring with a spring constant of 16 N/m a distance of 30 cm?
a) 4.8 N
b) -4.8 N
c) 480 N
d) -480 N

A physicist hangs a 150-g object on a spring whose spring constant is 13.22 Newtons/meter. How far does the spring stretch?
a) 111.2 meters
b) 11.3 meters
c) .11 meters
d) 1983 meters

Will a weak spring have a big or small constant?
a) small
b) big
c)
d)

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