Simple Harmonic Motion Pretest

A force of  30 N stretches a very light ideal spring 0.73 m from equilibrium. What is the force constant (spring constant) of the spring?

• 41 N/m
• 22 N/m
• 34 N/m
• 46 N/m

A pendulum is 0.75 meters long and has a period of 4.17 seconds. The Pendulum is on an unknown planet.  What is the gravity of the Unknown Planet?

• 9.8
• 3.4
• 1.7
• Greater than 9.8

If the length of a simple pendulum is doubled, its period will: 

• halve 
• increase by a factor of sqrt(2) 
• decrease by a factor of sqrt(2)
• double 

From the graph ,the spring constant is.

• 4.5 m

• 15 N

• 20 N/m

• 200 N/m

What is the equation for frequency?

• f = t/n
• f = 1/T
• f = 2 T

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• kinetic
• mechanical
• gravitational potential
• elastic potential

Based on your findings, which equation could best describe the pendulum’s period?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The period of a pendulum may be decreased by

• Increasing the mass of the bob
• moving the equilibrium point
• decreasing the mass of the bob
• shortening the length of pendulum

In any system in SHM, the restoring force acting on the mass in the system is proportional to

• the displacement
• the length of the pendulum
• the mass
• the frequency

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