AP Physics C Simple Harmonic Motion

Objects with different masses are hung on a spring. The diagram shows how much the spring stretches. What is mass M?

• 175 g

• 150 g

• 200 g

• 166 g

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As a pendulum gets longer, what happens to the period?

• doesn't change

• decreases

• increases

A butcher puts 300 g of chopped beef in the 1 kg pan and places it on top of his scale. The scale has a spring constant of 400 N/m. What is the period of vibration of the scale?

• 0.36 s

• 0.02 s

• 5.5 s

• 1.3 s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

A simple harmonic oscillator takes 4.8 s to undergo five complete vibrations. What is the frequency? 

• 1 Hz

• 0.96 Hz

• 1 s

• 0.96 s

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A spring has a spring constant of 5 N/cm.  What is its extension when loaded with 15 N?

• 0.33 cm

• 5 cm

• 75 cm

• 3 cm

A spring extends 1.5 m under a load of 10 N. What is its spring constant?

• 0.15 N/m

• 8.5 N/m

• 6.7 N/m

• 15 N/m

Which of these does not affect the period of a pendulum?

• length

• gravity

• mass

The period of an ocean wave is 10 s. What is its frequency?

• 10 cycle/second

• 1 cycle/second

• 0.5 cycle/second

• 0.1 cycle/second

At what point in the swing of a pendulum is the bob moving fastest?

• at the top of the arc

• at the bottom of the arc

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Pendulum "A" is on Jupiter Pendulum "B" is on the Moon.  The Moon has less gravity than Jupiter. The pendulums have the same mass and length.  Which Pendulum is moving faster?

• A

• B

• Same

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4