S.H.M Test

If you were to increase the length of the string on a pendulum, what would happen to the period of the pendulum?

• The period would increase.

• The period would decrease.

• The period would stay the same.

• Cannot determine this information.

If you were to increase the mass on a pendulum, what would happen to the period of the pendulum?

• The period would increase.

• The period would decrease.

• The period would stay the same.

• Cannot determine this information.

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

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

Which equation best describes the period of a mass on a spring?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which equation best describes the period of a pendulum?

• A

• B

• C

• D

One complete back and forth swing is called a(n)

(Be careful!)

• period

• frequency

• amplitude

• oscillation

• pendulum bob

The number of oscillations per second is the

• period

• frequency

• amplitude

• oscillation

• pendulum bob

The time for one complete back and forth swing is the

• period

• frequency

• amplitude

• oscillation

• pendulum bob

The maximum displacement from equilibrium is the

• period

• frequency

• amplitude

• oscillation

• pendulum bob