Question

A spring is holding a door open. What type of energy is in the compressed spring?

Group of answer choices

Chemical energy

Spring potential energy

Kinetic energy

Elastic potential energy

Answer 1

Elastic potential energy because of the force to deform an elastic object. When we release the spring, it will turn into Kinetic energy.

Answer 2

For example, a compressed spring possesses a type of energy referred to as potential energy