Intro to Harmonic Motion

Which of the following is not an example of approximate simple harmonic motion?

• a ball bouncing on the floor
• a child swinging on a swing
• a piano wire that has been struck
• a car's radio antenna waving back and forth

A pendulum has an amplitude of 30 degrees. Is this a 

• narrow swing
• wide swing

A pendulum has an amplitude of 10 degrees. Is this a

• narrow swing
• wide swing

A pendulum takes 2 seconds to complete one cycle. What is its period?

• 1/2 sec
• 2 sec
• 4 sec
• 1 sec

A pendulum takes 20 seconds to complete one cycle. What is its period?

• 1/20 sec
• 10 sec
• 20 sec
• 5 sec

A pendulum has 10 cycles in 1 second. What is its frequency?

• 1 Hertz
• 5 Hertz
• 10 Hertz
• 15 Hertz

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A pendulum has a period of 2 seconds. What is its frequency?

• 2 Hertz
• 1/2 Hertz
• 4 Hertz
• 1/4 Hertz

Measuring the length from the middle (equilibrium) of the pendulum to the highest point of the swing, it is found to be 15 cm. What is the amplitude?

• 30 cm
• 1/15 cm
• 15 cm
• 1/30 cm

A pendulum has a frequency of 4 Hertz (Hz). Find its period.

• 4 sec
• 2 sec
• 1/2 sec
• 1/4 sec

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A wheel has a period of 2 seconds. Find its frequency.

• 1/2 Hertz
• 2 Hertz
• 4 Hertz
• 1/4 Hertz

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