Simple Harmonic Motion #2

Which of the following best describes what frequency is?

• The amount of time for one oscillation in a spring or pendulum.

• The number of oscillations in a spring or pendulum in one second

• A value that is measured in seconds.

• The percent of questions that you get correct on a test.

Which of the following best describes amplitude?

• The amount of noise a spring or pendulum makes in its cycle.

• The amount of mass in the bob of a pendulum or attached to a spring.

• The amount of displacement in a pendulum or spring.

• The amount of time that a pendulum or spring takes for one oscillation.

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Which of the following best describes the period of a pendulum or spring?

• The number of oscillations per second.

• The height of the swing in a pendulum.

• Distance that a spring or pendulum goes in one oscillation.

• The amount of time it takes for one oscillation in a pendulum or spring.

Which of the following best describes Hooke's Law?

• A force is directly proportional to the displacement, but in the opposite direction.

• An object at rest tends to stay at rest while an object in motion tends to stay in motion.

• For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.

• The period of a pendulum depends on the force of gravity.

Which of the following affect the period of a pendulum?

• The mass of the bob.

• The density of the bob.

• The value of the pendulum constant, k.

• The length of the pendulum.

Which of the following affect the period of a spring?

• The size of the spring constant, k.

• The material a spring is made of.

• The amplitude of the period.

• The force of gravity, g.

Which of the following best describes simple harmonic motion?

• A motion only occurring in springs.

• A specific example of periodic motion that has a restoring force.

• A motion that only occurs in pendulums.

• A song with a simple melody that one sings while walking.

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What is the unit newton/meter associated with?

• The pendulum constant

• The force of gravity

• The spring constant

• The amplitude of a spring or pendulum

What happens to the period of a pendulum when the length of the swinging arm increases by a factor of four?

• It doubles

• It is cut in half

• It is four times greater

• It is one fourth as large

What happens to the period of a spring when the mass attached is four times larger than the original mass?

• It becomes twice as long

• It becomes half as long

• It becomes four times larger

• It decreases by one fourth