Hooke's Law - Fa-kx or ma = -kx
Using the simulator link above and your knowledge of Hooke's Law, please answer the below questions to complete the challenge. You
may show your answer in either a word document or an uploaded screen shot but you must show your work and/or offer an explanation
as to how you came to your answer.
1. What is the spring constant for each of the three springs?
2. What is the mass of the green weight?
3. What is the mass of the yellow weight?
4. What is the mass of the red weight?
5. What is the acceleration due to gravity on Planet X?
6. Why would we want to know the relationship between the spring constant, the amount of force on the spring, and the distance the
spring can stretch?