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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum?
mass
length of the string
tension of the string
shape of the mass on the string
Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum?
What planet you're on
What material is used to make the pendulum
Which direction the pendulum starts swinging
The frequency of the mass weight force grams
What is the period of a pendulum
how many times the pendulum swings before it stops
how many times the pendulum passes a point in one second
one complete cycle (complete to and fro motion)
one complete cycle bouncing up and down
What is the frequency of a pendulum
how many times the pendulum swings before it stops
how many times the pendulum passes a point in one second
one complete cycle (complete to and fro motion)
one complete cycle bouncing up and down
What does the amplitude of a pendulum measure?
The distance from the top of the string to the mass at the end of the pendulum
where the force of gravity takes affect
how fast the pendulum moves back and forth
the distance from the highest point to the equilibrium point
How many days do you have left to make up work if you need to? (it's on the board)
7
8
11
10
A pendulum has a period of 4 seconds, how many cycles will it undergo in 52 seconds?
208 cycles
104 cycles
13 cycles
42.0 cycles
A pendulum has a frequency of 2.5 Hz, what is the period of the pendulum?
40.0 s
4.0 s
0.4 s
0.04 s
The total distance between a pendulums two maximum points is 23.0 m. What is the amplitude of the pendulum
12.5 m
5.75 m
0.04 m
23.0 m
How many cm are in a m?
10
100
1000
.1
Where does a pendulum have maximum potential energy?
equilibrium
between equilibrium and highest amplitude moving down
highest amplitude on either side of equilibrium
between equilibrium and highest amplitude moving up
Where does a pendulum have maximum kinetic energy?
equilibrium
between equilibrium and highest amplitude moving down
highest amplitude on either side of equilibrium
between equilibrium and highest amplitude moving up
Find the period of a pendulum that has a string of length 7m and is on planet Earth.
52.52 s
2.52 s
5.25 s
25.25 s
Find the period of a pendulum that has a string of length 7m and is on Mars (gravity is 3.7 on Mars).
6.8 s
8.6 s
5.25 s
4.20 s
If the amplitude of a pendulum is 1.05 m, how far does it travel in one complete cycle?
2.10 m
3.15 m
4.20 m
5.25 m
