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Science Bowl Question

📅 2023 MIT Science Bowl High School Invitational🎓 HS🔄 Round 6#️⃣ Question 1 TOSS UP📝 Multiple Choice

A mousetrap uses a torsion spring with a spring constant of 10 newton-meters per radian. Assume that when the mousetrap is set, the spring is held at 180 degrees away from its resting position. To the nearest ten joules, how much energy is released when the mousetrap is activated?

W) 50
X) 100
Y) 180
Z) 360
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