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WorksheetsPendulum
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
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)
A
b)
B
c)
Same
3.
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 has the greater period?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
Same
4.
A pair of trapeze performers at the circus is swinging from ropes attached to a large elevated platform. Suppose that the performers can be treated as a simple pendulum with a length of 16 m. Determine the period for one complete back and forth cycle.
a)
2 sec
b)
12 sec
c)
8 sec
d)
10 sec
5.
Which would have the longest period?
Pendulum A: A 200-g mass attached to a 1.0-m length string
Pendulum B: A 400-g mass attached to a 0.5-m length string
Pendulum A: A 200-g mass attached to a 1.0-m length string
Pendulum B: A 400-g mass attached to a 0.5-m length string
a)
A
b)
B
c)
Same
6.
Your Mom wishes to make a simple pendulum that serves as a timing device. She plans to make it such that its period is 1.00 second. What length must the pendulum have?
a)
1 m
b)
.5 m
c)
.25 m
d)
More than 1 meter
7.
A pendulum is 0.75 meters long and has a period of 4.17 seconds. The Pendulum is on an unknown planet. What is the gravity of the Unknown Planet?
a)
9.8
b)
3.4
c)
1.7
d)
Greater than 9.8
8.
What is the period on Earth of a pendulum with a length of 2.4 m?
a)
3.1 sec
b)
1.9 sec
c)
9.3 sec
d)
5.1 sec
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