PGH Conceptual Physics Lab 43 Report

Introduction The purpose of this lab is to test Hooke's law, the law of elastic limit that states that the amount of stretch of something is directly proportional to the force applied. The test will be conducted by placing weights on the end of various springs and measuring their stretch. If the most weight is placed on the largest spring, then it will stretch the most. Procedure/Materials Materials needed: - Ring stand/support tower …

…always be attributed to size of the spring. There were many possible sources of error in this lab, most notably human error reading the length of stretch, but others may include masses that weren't exactly their advertised weight, or the spring being stretched out over time, much like a slinky. Our hypothesis did not support the results of the lab, as evidenced by the fact that the largest spring did not have the most stretch.