WorksheetsSimple Harmonic Motion
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A pendulum has a frequency of 4 Hertz (Hz). Find its period.
a)
4 sec
b)
2 sec
c)
1/2 sec
d)
1/4 sec
2.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
moanawavelength
3.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
4.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
5.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
6.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
7.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
8.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
10.
Constructive interference will cause the wave to
a)
Increase its displacement
b)
Decrease its displacement
c)
Make its displacement stay the same
11.
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
12.
An amusement park ride has a frequency of 0.064 Hz. What is the ride’s period?
a)
0.064 sec
b)
6.4 sec
c)
2pi / 0.064
d)
15.625 sec
13.
A mass attached to a spring vibrates back and forth. At the equilibrium position, the
a)
acceleration reaches a maximum.
b)
velocity reaches a maximum.
c)
net force reaches a maximum.
d)
velocity reaches zero.
14.
A mass-spring system can oscillate with simple harmonic motion because a compressed or stretched spring has which kind of energy?
a)
kinetic
b)
mechanical
c)
gravitational potential
d)
elastic potential
15.
By what factor should the length of a simple pendulum be changed in order to triple the period of vibration?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
9
d)
27
16.
An amusement park ride swings back and forth (like a pendulum) once every 17.4 s. What is the ride’s frequency?
a)
0.0575 sec
b)
0.0575 hz
c)
17.4 sec
d)
17.4 hz
17.
Which of the following is not an example of approximate simple harmonic motion?
a)
a ball bouncing on the floor
b)
a child swinging on a swing
c)
a piano wire that has been struck
d)
a car's radio antenna waving back and forth
18.
How many nodes are in the picture?
a)
5
b)
4
c)
8
d)
3
19.
How many antinodes are in the picture?
a)
5
b)
4
c)
8
d)
3
20.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Standing Wave
c)
Bubble Wave
d)
This is not a wave.
21.
Wave particles are parallel to the wave direction in ________waves.
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
22.
What happens when a fixed end wave reflects?
a)
The wave bounces in the same side it came in on.
b)
The wave bounces in the opposite direction it came in on.
c)
Waves can't reflect.
d)
You surf it all the way to shore.
23.
What happens when an open ended wave reflects?
a)
The wave bounces in the same side it came in on.
b)
The wave bounces in the opposite direction it came in on.
c)
Waves can't reflect.
d)
You surf it all the way to shore.
24.
When two waves come together to form one larger wave, they are undergoing what type of interference?
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Noise Interference
25.
When two waves come together and cancel each other out, they are undergoing what type of interference?
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Noise Interference
26.
A pendulum takes 2 seconds to complete one cycle. What is its period?
a)
1/2 sec
b)
2 sec
c)
4 sec
d)
1 sec
27.
λ = 4 meters
v = 10 m/sec
Determine the frequency.
v = 10 m/sec
Determine the frequency.
a)
14 Hz
b)
40 Hz
c)
0.4 Hz
d)
2.5 Hz
28.
A spring is stretched 0.4 meters with 2.4 Newtons of force. What is the spring constant?
a)
0.96 m/N
b)
0.17 Nm
c)
2.8 N/m
d)
6 N/m
29.
Which harmonic occurs in FIGURE 2
a)
The fundamental
b)
The first
c)
The second
d)
The third
30.
A wave has a frequency of 8 Hz and a wavelength of 4 meters. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
32 m/sec
b)
2 m/sec
c)
0.5 m/sec
d)
12 m/sec
31.
A wave has a frequency of 8 Hz and a wavelength of 4 meters. What is the period of the wave?
a)
16 sec
b)
2 m
c)
0.5 sec
d)
0.125 sec
32.
A mass attached to a spring vibrates back and forth. At the equilibrium position, the
a)
acceleration reaches a maximum.
b)
velocity reaches a maximum.
c)
net force reaches a maximum.
d)
velocity reaches zero.
33.
Suppose that a pendulum has a period of 4.0 s at Earth’s surface. If the pendulum is taken to the moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is much less than on Earth, will the pendulum’s period increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain your answer.
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stays the same
d)
Need more information
34.
A certain pendulum with a 1.00 kg bob has a period of 3.50 s. What will happen to the period of the pendulum if the 1.00 kg bob is replaced by a bob with a mass of 2.00 kg?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stays the same
d)
Need more information
35.
A truck with bad shock absorbers bounces up and down after hitting a bump. The truck has a mass of 1700 kg and is supported by four springs, each having a spring constant of 6200 N/m. What is the period for each spring?
a)
0.26 sec
b)
1.645 sec
c)
0.26 hz
d)
1.645 hz
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