Exploring Simple Harmonic Motion

What is the definition of Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)?

• Motion with constant velocity in a straight line

• Periodic motion in which the restoring force is directly proportional to the displacement and acts in the direction opposite to that of displacement

• Motion with increasing acceleration

• Random motion with no pattern

Which of the following is a characteristic of simple harmonic motion?

• The motion is non-periodic

• The restoring force is proportional to the square of displacement

• The acceleration is always directed towards the mean position

• The velocity remains constant

Which of the following is an example of a simple harmonic system?

• A car moving at constant speed

• A pendulum swinging with small amplitude

• A ball rolling down a hill

• A spinning top

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What is the general equation for displacement in simple harmonic motion?

Which of the following graphs best represents the displacement-time relationship in simple harmonic motion?

• A straight line

• A parabolic curve

• A sinusoidal wave

• A random scatter plot

Which of the following best describes the restoring force in simple harmonic motion?

• It is constant in magnitude and direction

• It is proportional to the displacement and acts in the opposite direction

• It is always zero

• It increases with the square of the displacement

If the amplitude of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled, what happens to the maximum displacement?

• It is halved

• It remains the same

• It is doubled

• It becomes zero

• It decreases

• It increases

• It remains the same

• It becomes zero

• 2

• 5

• 10

• 1

Which of the following systems does NOT exhibit simple harmonic motion?

• A mass on a frictionless spring

• A simple pendulum with small angles

• A planet orbiting the sun in an ellipse

• A vibrating tuning fork