Pendulum

Pendulum "A" is on Jupiter Pendulum "B" is on the Moon.  The Moon has less gravity than  Jupiter the pendulums have the same mass and length.  Which Pendulum is moving faster?

• A
• B
• Same

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Pendulum "A" is on Jupiter Pendulum "B" is on the Moon.  The Moon has less gravity than  Jupiter the pendulums have the same mass and length.  Which Pendulum has the greater period?

• A
• B
• Same

Which would have the longest period?
Pendulum A: A 200-g mass attached to a 1.0-m length string
Pendulum B: A 400-g mass attached to a 0.5-m length string

• A
• B
• Same

Your Mom wishes to make a simple pendulum that serves as a timing device. She plans to make it such that its period is 1.00 second. What length must the pendulum have?

• 1 m
• .5 m
• .25 m
• More than 1 meter

What is the period on Earth of a pendulum with a length of 2.4 m?

• 3.1 sec
• 1.9 sec
• 9.3 sec
• 5.1 sec

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Batman and Robin swing from ropes attached to a large elevated platform. Suppose that they can be treated as a simple pendulum with a length of 16 m. Determine the period for one complete back and forth cycle.

• 16 s
• 4 s
• 8 s
• 6 s

According to Wikipedia (and as of this writing), Tim Ahlstrom of Oconomowoc, WI holds the record for hand clapping. He is reported to have clapped his hands 793 times in 60.0 seconds.What is the frequency of Mr. Ahlstrom's hand clapping during this 60.0-second period?

• 13.2 Hz
• 25.1 Hz
• 26.3 Hz
• 17.2 Hz

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What is the period of a 3.5 m-long pendulum on Earth?

• 1.4 s
• 3.8 s
• 3.2 s
• 4.6 s

True/False: The time for a complete back-and-forth swing of a pendulum is its frequency.

• True
• False

The time that it takes to complete one wave cycle is called the...

• frequency
• period
• amplitude
• wavelength

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