Simple Harmonic Motion Test Review

What's the period of a spring-mass oscillator with a mass of 3.5 kg and a spring constant of 85 N/m?

• 1.3 sec

• 1.9 sec

• 0.4 sec

• 0.8 sec

• 3.1 sec

What's the frequency of a spring-mass oscillator with a spring constant of 3550 N/m and a mass of 1395 kg?

• 0.25 Hz

• 0.16 Hz

• 0.35 Hz

• 0.41 Hz

• 0.56 Hz

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What's the spring constant of a spring-mass oscillator with a mass of 202 kg and a period of 0.77 sec?

• 13,450 N/m

• 27,863 N/m

• 6725 N/m

• 11,743 N/m

• 21,084 N/m

What's the mass of a spring-mass oscillator with a frequency of 0.4 Hz and a spring constant of 667 N/m?

• 105.6 kg

• 211.2 kg

• 42.2 kg

• 84.5 kg

• 170.6 kg

What's the period of a simple pendulum with a length of 7 m?

• 5.3 sec

• 7.4 sec

• 13.9 sec

• 11.3 sec

• 9.7 sec

What's the frequency of a simple pendulum with a length of 45 cm?

• 0.74 Hz

• 1.35 Hz

• 0.89 Hz

• 0.51 Hz

• 0.18 Hz

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What's the length of a simple pendulum with a frequency of 0.33 Hz?

• 228 cm

• 145 cm

• 188 cm

• 259 cm

• 402 cm

What's the gravitational field strength on the surface of a planet on which a simple pendulum with a length of 2.1 m has a period of 1.75 sec?

• 27.1 m/s²

• 13.6 m/s²

• 9.8 m/s²

• 6.1 m/s²

• 16.2 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Increasing which of the following will increase the frequency of a spring-mass oscillator? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

• Spring constant

• Mass

• Amplitude

• Gravitational field strength

• Period

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Increasing which of the following will NOT increase the time it takes for a simple pendulum to complete one full oscillation? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

• Length

• Gravitational field strength

• Frequency

• Mass

• Amplitude