Which of the following is true for an oscillating spring?
1.The kinetic energy is greatest when the spring is the most compressed and the most extended.
2.The potential energy is greatest when the spring is the most compressed and the most extended.
3.The total energy is greatest when the spring is the most compressed and the most extended.
4.None of these.
Question 2
For which of the following would it be most advisable to utilize a system that is damped?
1.within the pendulum of a grandfather clock
2.within shock absorbers
3.within the bouncing mechanism for a trampoline
4.within a buoy that floats on the ocean