SHM Physics Project Review Game

A mass oscillates on a spring with an amplitude of .6 m. What is its displacement when 60% of its energy is potential?

• .41 m

• .56 m

• .46 m

• .21 m

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?

• Pendulum A

• Pendulum B

• Both move at same speed

The number of cycles that are completed per second is called the _ and is measured in _.

• frequency, Hertz

• amplitude, meters

• period, seconds

• wavelength, meters

Increasing the mass on a pendulum will

• Decrease the period of the pendulum

• Will not affect the period of pendulum.

• Increase the period of the pendulum

As a pendulum string gets shorter its period will

• increase

• decrease

• remain the same

Which pendulum would have the highest frequency of vibration?

• A 400-g mass attached to a 0.5-m length string

• A 200-g mass attached to a 1.0-m length string

A mass-spring system can oscillate with simple harmonic motion because a compressed or stretched spring has which kind of energy?

• kinetic

• gravitational potential

• mechanical

• elastic potential

For a system in simple harmonic motion, which of the following is the time required to complete a cycle of motion?

• amplitude

• frequency

• period

• revolution

How are frequency and period related in simple harmonic motion?

• They are directly related.

• Their sum is constant.

• They are inversely related.

• Both measure the number of cycles per unit of time.

By what factor should the length of a simple pendulum be changed in order to triple the period of vibration?

• 3

• 6

• 27

• 9