A metal ball is placed in a device with a spring that has been compressed past its equilibrium point so that when the spring is released, it will propel the ball into the air. The device is set up on a table one meter above the floor. Which components make up the initial energy of the system?(1 point) Responses spring potential energy and gravitational potential energy spring potential energy and gravitational potential energy gravitational potential energy only gravitational potential energy only spring potential energy and kinetic energy spring potential energy and kinetic energy kinetic energy, spring potential energy, and gravitational potential energy
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The initial energy of the system includes the energy stored in the spring and the gravitational potential energy of the ball due to its height above the floor.
When the spring is compressed, it stores spring potential energy. Additionally, since the device is set up on a table that is one meter above the floor, the ball also has gravitational potential energy due to its height.
Therefore, the correct response is:
spring potential energy and gravitational potential energy.
