 Elasticity means that materials can change their shape

when a force is applied and will return to their original

shape after this force is removed. Rubber is a good
example of how this works- when you stop stretching a
rubber band, it goes back to its original shape. Although
the particles and their bonds between them are distorted
when the force is applied, the internal structure of the
material can return back to the original form.
 Plasticity means that materials can change their shape
when a force is applied to them, but they do not return to
their original shape when the force is removed and will
require external force to bend it back into their original
shape. Think about paperclips - we can bend and twist
them into new shapes, and they hold these shapes until
we bend them again. Although the internal structure
remains a single unit, it's permanently changed, some
internal bonds may have been broken, and it won't
easily return to the exact structure that existed before
the force was applied.

What are elastic objects? How to determine whether an object is

elastic or not? What happens when an object is not elastic? What
are the factors affecting the elasticity of objects? Where does the
elastic force depend on? How to represent graphically a situation
involving the elastic behaviour of matter? What is limit of elasticity
and breaking point? What is tension? Where does the tension
differ from elastic force? Introduction Think about the physical
features of rubber bands. In which of the following situations they
are good to use and in which they are not? To pull a heavy object
along a horizontal surface To keep a rolled sheet of paper in a
cylindrical shape To tie you hair up the head To hang a precious
lamp board

Elastic objects, are made from materials which after being

deformed due to the action of a distorting force, return to
their original shape when this distorting force stops acting.
Examples of elastic materials include: steel, rubber,
sponge, bamboo tree, etc. On the other hand, objects that
remain deformed after a distorting force has acted on
them are known as non-elastic (plastic) objects. Examples
of non-elastic materials include: clay, iron, glass, etc.
There are three kind of materials considering their elastic
behaviour. They are: Perfectly (absolutely) elastic. These
materials regain their previous shape after the restoring
force stops acting on them, even if they have been used
multiple times. Absolutely non-elastic (plastic). These
materials keep exactly the actual shape after the restoring
force stops acting on them. An intermediate category in
which objects try to regain their original shape after the
restoring force stops acting. However, they remain
deformed at a certain extent. Certain alloys, in which an
elastic and a non-elastic material are mixed, manifest such
a behaviour.
Elasticity
Elasticity is the ability of a material to return to
its original shape after it has been stretched.
What is elasticity?
Elasticity is the ability of a deformed material
body to return to its original shape and size
when the forces causing the deformation are
removed. A body with this ability is said to
behave (or respond) elastically.
Most materials have some degree of elasticity,
under certain circumstances - while we don't
normally think of metal or plastic as particularly
flexible, you can make a flexible shape, like a
slinkie, out of both of these materials.

What does tension mean?

All physical objects that are in contact can exert forces on each other.
We give these contact forces different names based on the types of
objects in contact. If one of the objects exerting the force happens to
be a rope, string, chain, or cable we call the force tension
If you pull on an object with a rope, the rope will stretch slightly
(often imperceptibly). This stretch in the rope will cause the rope
to be taut (e.g. under tension) which allows the rope to transfer a
force from one side of the rope to the other, roughly similar to how
a stretched spring will pull on objects connected to it. The stretch
of the rope is usually too small to notice, so we typically ignore the
small stretch that occurs in ropes, cables, and wires. However, if
the forces involved are too great, the large amount of stretch can
cause the rope to break. So it is advisable to check the tension
limit for any cable or ropes you plan on using.