Pendulums rock

Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum?

• mass

• length of the string

• tension of the string

• shape of the mass on the string

Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum?

• What planet you're on

• What material is used to make the pendulum

• Which direction the pendulum starts swinging

• The frequency of the mass weight force grams

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What is the period of a pendulum

• how many times the pendulum swings before it stops

• how many times the pendulum passes a point in one second

• one complete cycle (complete to and fro motion)

• one complete cycle bouncing up and down

What is the frequency of a pendulum

• how many times the pendulum swings before it stops

• how many times the pendulum passes a point in one second

• one complete cycle (complete to and fro motion)

• one complete cycle bouncing up and down

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What does the amplitude of a pendulum measure?

• The distance from the top of the string to the mass at the end of the pendulum

• where the force of gravity takes affect

• how fast the pendulum moves back and forth

• the distance from the highest point to the equilibrium point

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How many days do you have left to make up work if you need to? (it's on the board)

• 7

• 8

• 11

• 10

A pendulum has a period of 4 seconds, how many cycles will it undergo in 52 seconds?

• 208 cycles

• 104 cycles

• 13 cycles

• 42.0 cycles

A pendulum has a frequency of 2.5 Hz, what is the period of the pendulum?

• 40.0 s

• 4.0 s

• 0.4 s

• 0.04 s

The total distance between a pendulums two maximum points is 23.0 m. What is the amplitude of the pendulum

• 12.5 m

• 5.75 m

• 0.04 m

• 23.0 m

How many cm are in a m?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

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