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A ball is placed on a compressed spring. When the spring is released, the ball is observed to fly away. 1. What form of energy does the compressed spring possess? 2. Why does the ball fly away?

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(1) The compressed spring possesses potential energy. 

(2) The potential energy of the spring on releasing changes to kinetic energy. It is the kinetic energy which makes the ball to fly away.



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