Coil Spring

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A Coil Spring is a metal wire bent into a spiral shape.

Energy Transfers

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As the spring extends from equilibrium, energy is transferred from the kinetic energy store to the elastic potential energy store.	As the spring returns from stretched to equilibrium, energy is transferred from the elastic potential energy store to the kinetic energy store.
As the spring is compressed from equilibrium, energy is transferred from the kinetic energy store to the gravitational potential energy store.	As the spring returns from compressed to equilibrium, energy is transferred from the gravitational potential energy store to the kinetic energy store.