ocr: Squashing and stretching springs When a pinball hits one of the springs, it causes energy to be stored in the spring- There are (wo ways you can store energy 1n a spring: you can either squash or stretch it. This stored energy, known as potential energy, is then converted into kinetic energy when the spring moves sharply back into its original position. Although springs come 111 many different shapes and sizes, they all have one thing 1n colllholl as soon as you stop squashing or stretching them, they return to their original shape and size. This property of springs is called elasticity. The A ...
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