Question

What is the evidence that the energy of the spring is higher when you stretch or compress it?

Answer 1

Answer: Energy of the spring is equal when compressed as when stretched.

Step-by-step explanation: Potential Energy (PE) of the spring is highest at both compression and when stretched. During this time, the Kinetic Energy (KE) is zero. When the spring is at rest, KE is highest and PE is zero.

Answer 2

Answer: When a spring is compressed or stretched, it will try to restore its equilibrium position by exerting a force equal and opposite to the external force. So the external work done by us in compression as well as stretching will store in the spring as potential energy