Question

Energy stored in a spring in watch-

• A. Kinetic Energy
• B. Potential Energy
• C. Heat Energy
• D. Chemical Energy

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Potential Energy

Potential energy & Kinetic energy:

• Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position or arrangement.

• Kinetic energy is the energy of an object due to its movement or motion.

Note:

• The spring of a watch stores elastic potential energy.

• When a watch is wound, the spring's shape changes and stores potential energy.

• This potential energy is converted to kinetic energy when the spring is released and unwound, which transfers energy to the watch's moving parts.

• The amount of energy stored in a spring is proportional to how much it's stretched or compressed.

• The watch's mechanism, uses the energy stored in the spring to provide a continuous estimate of rotation for a period of time.