Simple Harmonic Motion

What caused the Millennium Bridge to sway back and forth dramatically?

• The force of people's footsteps

• The force of the river current

• The weight of the bridge itself

• The force of the wind

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What type of motion is described by oscillations following a particular, consistent pattern?

• Random motion

• Simple harmonic motion

• Circular motion

• Linear motion

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What kinds of energy come into play as the ball compresses and stretches the spring?

• Magnetic and gravitational energy

• Kinetic and potential energy

• Nuclear and chemical energy

• Thermal and electrical energy

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At what point does the ball have its maximum kinetic energy?

• When the spring is stretched all the way

• At the equilibrium point

• At the turning points

• When the spring is compressed all the way

What is the equation for the total energy of the ball in simple harmonic motion?

• Mass times acceleration

• Mass times gravity times height

• (Half of its mass) times its (maximum velocity squared)

• (Half of the spring constant) times the (amplitude squared)

How is simple harmonic motion mathematically similar to?

• Linear acceleration

• Projectile motion

• Uniform circular motion

• Quantum motion

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What did the engineers fail to consider in the design of the Millennium Bridge?

• The strength of the materials

• Vertical oscillations

• Horizontal swaying caused by people walking

• The weight of the bridge

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What phenomenon increases the amplitude of an oscillation by applying force at just the right frequency?

• Inertia

• Gravity

• Friction

• Resonance

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What is the period of the marble’s motion around the ring equal to?

• (Two pi) times (the root of m) over (k)

• The circumference of the ring divided by the marble’s speed

• The square root of the spring constant divided by the mass

• The amplitude times the square root of the spring constant divided by the mass

What does the graph of an object in simple harmonic motion's position versus time look like?

• A straight line

• A parabola

• A wave

• A circle