Harmonic Motion 1

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

• 1/2 sec
• 2 sec
• 4 sec
• 1 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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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

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

The time for one cycle.

• frequency
• period
• wave
• oscillatory motion

Cycles per second

• frequency
• period
• wave
• oscillatory motion

The graph represents

• no motion
• constant velocity
• acceleration
• negative acceleration

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

The graph represents

• no motion
• constant velocity
• increasing velocity
• decreasing velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

During which interval is the object slowing down?

• A to B
• D to E
• E to F
• G to H

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What force should be applied to compress a spring by 0.013 m if its spring constant is k = 1900 N/m?

• 1880 N
• 24.7 N
• 1900 N
• 0.127 N

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B