AP Physics 1 Simple Harmonic Motion Word Problems

A 0.40 - kg object connected to a light spring with a force constant of 19.6 N/m oscillates on a frictionless horizontal surface. If the spring is compressed 4.0 cm and released from rest, determine the maximum speed of the object.

• 0.28 m/s

• 28 m/s

• 0.078 m/s

• 1.4 m/s

A 0.40 - kg object connected to a light spring with a force constant of 19.6 N/m oscillates on a frictionless horizontal surface. If the spring is compressed 4.0 cm and released from rest, determine the speed of the object when the spring is compressed 1.5 cm.

• 0.26 m/s

• 0.28 m/s

• 0.078 m/s

• 1.4 m/s

A 0.40 - kg object connected to a light spring with a force constant of 19.6 N/m oscillates on a frictionless horizontal surface. If the spring is compressed 4.0 cm and released from rest, for what value of x does the speed equal one - half the maximum speed?

• 3.5 cm

• 0.87 cm

• 0.035 cm

• 0.61 cm

A student stretches a spring, attaches a 1.00 - kg mass to it,

and releases the mass from rest on a frictionless surface. The resulting oscillation has a period of 0.500 s and an amplitude of 25.0 cm. Determine the oscillation frequency.

• 2.00 Hz

• 0.500 Hz

• 20.0 Hz

• 0.125 Hz

A student stretches a spring, attaches a 1.00 - kg mass to it,

and releases the mass from rest on a frictionless surface. The resulting oscillation has a period of 0.500 s and an amplitude of 25.0 cm. Determine the spring constant.

• 158 N/m

• 50.3 N/m

• 25.1 N/m

• 79.0 N/m

A student stretches a spring, attaches a 1.00 - kg mass to it,

and releases the mass from rest on a frictionless surface. The resulting oscillation has a period of 0.500 s and an amplitude of 25.0 cm. Determine the the speed of the mass when it is halfway to the equilibrium position..

• 2.72 m/s

• 5.44 m/s

• 7.40 m/s

• 272 m/s

A vertical spring stretches 3.9 cm when a 10. - g object is

hung from it. The object is replaced with a block of mass 25 g that oscillates up and down in simple harmonic motion. What is the force constant of the spring?

• 26 N/m

• 2.6 N/m

• 0.026 N/m

• 6.4 N/m

A vertical spring stretches 3.9 cm when a 10. - g object is

hung from it. The object is replaced with a block of mass 25 g that oscillates up and down in simple harmonic motion. Calculate the period of motion.

• 0.10 s

• 0.063 s

• 0.63 s

• 0.40 s