Unit 10: Simple Harmonic Motion Review (AP1)

A block with a mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k. The block undergoes SHM. Where is the block located when its velocity is a maximum in magnitude?

• x = 0

• x = ±A

• x = +A/2

• x = -A/2

A block with a mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k. The block undergoes SHM. Where is the block located when its potential energy is a maximum?

• A. x = 0

• B. x = ±A

• C. x = +A/2

• D. x = -A/2

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

A block with a mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k. The block undergoes SHM. Where is the block located when its acceleration is a minimum in magnitude?

• x = 0

• x = ±A

• x = +A/2

• x = -A/2

A mass-spring oscillating system undergoes SHM with a period T. What is the period of the system if the amplitude is doubled?

• 2T

• 4T

• T

• T/2

A mass-spring oscillating system undergoes SHM with a period T when it is located on Earth. What is the period of the system when it is located on Moon?

• 6T

• T/6

• T

• √6 T

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

A block with a mass M is attached to a vertical spring with a spring constant k. When the block is displaced from equilibrium and released its period is T. A second identical spring k is added to the first spring in parallel. What is the period of oscillations when the block is suspended from two springs?

• 2T

• T

A block of mass M is attached to a horizontal spring k. The block undergoes SHM with amplitude of A. Which of the following graphs represents the elastic potential energy as a function of position x?

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A block of mass M is attached to a horizontal spring k. The block undergoes SHM with amplitude of A. Which of the following graphs represents the kinetic energy as a function of position x?

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Which graph represents the potential energy of a simple harmonic oscillator as a function of displacement?

• 0.3π s

• 0.5π s

• 0.6π s

• 0.9π s

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

Two oscillating systems: spring-mass and simple pendulum undergo SHM with an identical period T. If the mass in each system is doubled which of the following is true about the new period?

• Mass-Spring is T and Simple Pendulum is T/√2

• Mass-Spring is T/√2 and Simple Pendulum is T

• Mass-Spring is T(√2) and Simple Pendulum is T

• Mass-Spring is T and Simple Pendulum is T(√2)