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      • When a metal spring is stretched or compressed, it is displaced from its equilibrium position. As a result, it experiences a restoring force that tends to retract the spring back to its original position. This force is called the spring force. It is a contact force that can be found in elastic materials.
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  2. Overview. Science. A spring is a place where water moving underground finds an opening to the land surface and emerges, sometimes as just a trickle, maybe only after a rain, and sometimes in a continuous flow. Spring water can also emerge from heated rock underground, giving rise to hot springs.

  3. A spring is a natural exit point at which groundwater emerges out of the aquifer and flows onto the top of the Earth's crust ( pedosphere) to become surface water. It is a component of the hydrosphere, as well as a part of the water cycle.

  4. Mar 27, 2018 · In hydrology, a spring is a water body that is formed as a result of water flowing to the Earths surface from an aquifer. Formation of a Spring. A spring can be formed due to karst topography, which occurs when soluble rocks like dolomite, limestone, and gypsum dissolve.

  5. Spring, in hydrology, opening at or near the surface of the Earth for the discharge of water from underground sources. A spring is a natural discharge point of subterranean water at the surface of the ground or directly into the bed of a stream, lake, or sea. Water that emerges at the surface.

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  6. Jan 1, 2010 · A spring is a location at the land surface where groundwater discharges from the aquifer, creating a visible flow. This discharge is caused by difference in the elevation of the hydraulic head in the aquifer and the elevation of the land surface where the discharge takes place.

  7. Mar 30, 2022 · The force of gravity is the attractive force between two masses. Weight is the acceleration due to gravity multiplied by an object’s mass. The tension force is the force that pulls equally on two objects connected by a string, wire, or robe. Spring force is the force exerted by a stretched or compressed spring.

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