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I am investigating the relationship between extension and load, therefore testing Hooke's Law.
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Investigating Hooke's Law The Aim I am investigating the relationship between extension and load, therefore testing Hooke's Law. Hooke's Law is when forces are applied to a solid object and it can result in extension or compression. Hooke's Law is able to predict how a spring (or other stretchable object) would behave when force is applied to it. There are several factors that could effect the stretching of a spring: · Downward force applied to spring. · Spring material. · Length of spring. · No. of coils in spring. · Diameter of spring material. · Cross sectional area of spring. I have chosen to investigate the downward force on the spring because it is a continuous variable. Prediction I predict that the bigger the weight applied to the spring, the further the spring will stretch. The reason for this assumption is based in Hooke's Law which states that extension is proportional to load. If load increases so does extension and stretching...
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