Missing question: "What is the spring's constant?"
Solution:
The object of mass m=6.89 kg exerts a force on the spring equal to its weight:

When the object is attached to the spring, the displacement of the spring with respect to its equilibrium position is

And by using Hook's law, we can find the constant of the spring:
D = 40.5 g / 15.0 mL<span>d = 2.70 g/mL</span>
Answer:
A) some of the rocks energy is transformed to thermal energy
Explanation:
If we neglect air resistance during the fall of the rock, than the mechanical energy of the rock (which is sum of its potential energy and its kinetic energy) would be constant during the entire motion, so the total energy of the rock at the top would be the same as the sum of its potential energy and kinetic energy at the bottom.
However, this not occurs, due to the presence of air resistance. In fact, air resistance acts against the fall of the rock, and because of the friction between the molecules of air and the surface of the rock, the rock loses part of its energy. This energy is converted into thermal energy of the molecules of the air.
"<span>An atom is the smallest unit of matter and an element is a pure substance that is made of identical atoms" is correct. Although atoms can be broken down further now, it still take a whole atom to make an element. </span>