Simple Harmonic Motion

When is the pendulum at maximum velocity

• At its lowest point

• At its highest point

• It moves at a constant velocity

• It is at rest

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When is a mass-spring system in simple harmonic motion?

• Always

• Until the spring is stretched to the point it becomes deformed

• Never

• Only at small amplitudes

When does the mass move at maximum velocity in a mass-spring system?

• At equilibrium

• At the farthest point from the equilibrium

• At its hightest point

• At its lowest point

When is the pendulum at 0 velocity

• At its lowest point

• At its highest point

• It moves at a constant velocity

• It is at rest

When does the mass move at 0 velocity in a mass-spring system?

• At equilibrium

• At the farthest point from the equilibrium

• At its hightest point

• At its lowest point

A pendulum oscillates as shown. At which of the following positions is the kinetic energy equal to the total energy?

• A

• B

• C

• Not enough information given.

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A pendulum oscillates as shown. At which of the following positions is the potential energy equal to the total energy?

• A

• B

• C

• Not enough information

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The graph shows the variation with time of the displacement of an object undergoing simple harmonic motion. At which of the following time values is kinetic energy zero?

• 0 ms

• 40 ms

• 80 ms

• 100 ms

A particle oscillates with undamped simple harmonic motion. Which one of the following statements about the acceleration of the oscillating particle is true?

• It is least when the speed is greatest.

• It is always in the opposite direction to its velocity.

• It is proportional to the frequency.

• It decreases as the potential energy increases.

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