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Pendulums rock

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum?

a)

mass

b)

length of the string

c)

tension of the string

d)

shape of the mass on the string

2.

Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum?

a)

What planet you're on

b)

What material is used to make the pendulum

c)

Which direction the pendulum starts swinging

d)

The frequency of the mass weight force grams

3.

What is the period of a pendulum

a)

how many times the pendulum swings before it stops

b)

how many times the pendulum passes a point in one second

c)

one complete cycle (complete to and fro motion)

d)

one complete cycle bouncing up and down

4.

What is the frequency of a pendulum

a)

how many times the pendulum swings before it stops

b)

how many times the pendulum passes a point in one second

c)

one complete cycle (complete to and fro motion)

d)

one complete cycle bouncing up and down

5.

What does the amplitude of a pendulum measure?

a)

The distance from the top of the string to the mass at the end of the pendulum

b)

where the force of gravity takes affect

c)

how fast the pendulum moves back and forth

d)

the distance from the highest point to the equilibrium point

6.

How many days do you have left to make up work if you need to? (it's on the board)

a)

7

b)

8

c)

11

d)

10

7.

A pendulum has a period of 4 seconds, how many cycles will it undergo in 52 seconds?

a)

208 cycles

b)

104 cycles

c)

13 cycles

d)

42.0 cycles

8.

A pendulum has a frequency of 2.5 Hz, what is the period of the pendulum?

a)

40.0 s

b)

4.0 s

c)

0.4 s

d)

0.04 s

9.

The total distance between a pendulums two maximum points is 23.0 m. What is the amplitude of the pendulum

a)

12.5 m

b)

5.75 m

c)

0.04 m

d)

23.0 m

10.

How many cm are in a m?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

.1

11.

Where does a pendulum have maximum potential energy?

a)

equilibrium

b)

between equilibrium and highest amplitude moving down

c)

highest amplitude on either side of equilibrium

d)

between equilibrium and highest amplitude moving up

12.

Where does a pendulum have maximum kinetic energy?

a)

equilibrium

b)

between equilibrium and highest amplitude moving down

c)

highest amplitude on either side of equilibrium

d)

between equilibrium and highest amplitude moving up

13.

Find the period of a pendulum that has a string of length 7m and is on planet Earth.

a)

52.52 s

b)

2.52 s

c)

5.25 s

d)

25.25 s

14.

Find the period of a pendulum that has a string of length 7m and is on Mars (gravity is 3.7 on Mars).

a)

6.8 s

b)

8.6 s

c)

5.25 s

d)

4.20 s

15.

If the amplitude of a pendulum is 1.05 m, how far does it travel in one complete cycle?

a)

2.10 m

b)

3.15 m

c)

4.20 m

d)

5.25 m