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When a spring is compressed, the energy changes from kinetic to potential. Which best describes what is causing this change?
work
power
gravitational energy
chemical energy
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Explanation: The conversion occurs because a force acts over a displacement on the spring — i.e., work is done on the spring, storing the kinetic energy as elastic potential energy. Power is the rate of doing work; gravitational and chemical energy are not generally involved in that immediate conversion.
Explanation: The conversion occurs because a force acts over a displacement on the spring — i.e., work is done on the spring, storing the kinetic energy as elastic potential energy. Power is the rate of doing work; gravitational and chemical energy are not generally involved in that immediate conversion.
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