Phet – Springs & Hooke’s Law
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Go to: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/masses-and-springs/latest/masses-andsprings_en.html
 (phet.colorado.edu  physics simulations  Masses & Springs)
 Click on the simulation to run it
Select the first option “Intro”
Set Spring
Constant 1
to SMALL
1.
Set Spring
Constant 2
to LARGE
What physical property is different about the springs when you change the spring constant for
Spring 1 to small and for Spring 2 to large? (hint: answer is not spring constant)
2. Calculate the spring constant for both springs. SHOW WORK
Spring 1 (set to small spring constant)
Spring 2 (set to large spring constant)
k1 = _____________
k2 = __________________
3. Calculate the mass of the unknown masses. SHOW WORK
Orange (large)
Teal (medium)
Pink (small)
morange = ______________
mteal = _____________
mpink = ______________
4. Does the spring constant change on different planets? Explain. (hint, maybe you want to try it…)