{"id":2389,"date":"2020-10-23T12:12:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T12:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=2389"},"modified":"2021-08-28T12:36:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T12:36:12","slug":"elastic-potential-energy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/elastic-potential-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Elastic Potential Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2389\" class=\"elementor elementor-2389\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3917f99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3917f99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"fb11ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Kinds of energy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6b1ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"2b6b1ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-kinds-of-energy-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2352 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is energy?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2351 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/kinetic-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Kinetic Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2350 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/mechanical-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Mechanical Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2424 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sound-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Sound Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2423 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/thermal-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Thermal Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2422 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/chemical-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Chemical Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2421 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/electrical-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Electrical Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2420 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/gravitational-and-potential-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Gravitational and Potential Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2429 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/elastic-potential-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Elastic Potential Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2419 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/radiant-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Radiant Energy?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2417 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/nuclear-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Nuclear Energy?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2418 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/energy-stored-transferred-and-dissipation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Energy stored, Transferred and Dissipation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca2ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5ca2ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dff3a1\" data-id=\"7dff3a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee2197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ee2197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Elastic Potential Energy?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7649b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d7649b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the previous page, we learned that potential energy is the energy an object possesses by its height or position (gravitational potential energy) or condition (elastic potential energy). Each time energy is transferred into an object, two things happen. It is either used to do work, or it is stored in the object. If it is stored, the object obtains potential energy that can be released to do work.<br \/>Some materials possess elastic potential energy, although some have more than others. Springs, Poly materials such as rubber have more elastic potential energy than wood and metal products. Materials with bending or stretching ability have more elastic potential energy.<\/p><p><b>What is elastic potential energy?<\/b><br \/>It is energy stored in stretched or compressed elastic materials. This also means that elastic potential energy is zero in objects that have not been stretched or compressed.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2475\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2475\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2475\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/elastic-potential-energy.jpg\" alt=\"A metal spring\" width=\"600\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/elastic-potential-energy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/elastic-potential-energy-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A metal spring<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><br \/>Think of materials such as springs in a jumping trampoline, or strings in an acoustic guitar, or rubber band, bow and arrows, rubber slings, springs, etc, they all stretch or get compressed when we pull or squash them.<\/p><p><b>Example 1: The Trampoline<\/b><br \/>A trampoline is a perfect example of elastic potential energy.<br \/>Here is a description of what happens when a person jumps on a trampoline.<br \/>1. A trampoline is a piece of flexible material held in place by a set of springs. When not in use, the elastic potential energy is almost zero.<br \/>2. Assume that a person climbs the trampoline and jumps up. The weight of the person at the height of the jump has gravitational potential energy.<br \/>3. By coming down, the gravitational energy is transferred into kinetic energy (energy in a moving object). As the person lands on the trampoline, the kinetic energy in the person forces the springs to stretch. At this point, the kinetic energy is transferred and momentarily stored in the trampoline springs and surface as elastic potential energy.<br \/>4. What happens next? Two kinds of work are done here: First, the springs absorb the shock of the person\u2019s landing. Secondly, the elastic potential energy is released back into the person as he jumps up again. The work done is the additional power that the person gets to jump even higher.<\/p><p><b>Example 2: The Rubber Sling<\/b><br \/>Another example of stored elastic potential energy is a stretched rubber sling.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2474\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2474\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/the-rubber-sling.jpg\" alt=\"Example of elastic potential energy\" width=\"600\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/the-rubber-sling.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/the-rubber-sling-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of elastic potential energy<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>1. In the diagram above, when the sling is in its unstretched position, the elastic potential energy is zero.<\/p><p>2. When you stretch the rubber sling, you do work on it. The rubber sling, therefore, acquires energy and is momentarily stored as elastic potential energy. As long as you keep it stretched, the elastic potential energy remains stored.<\/p><p>3. 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