WorksheetsPendulum
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
When we're talking about a pendulum, what does T stand for?
pi
period
length
gravity
What is the unit for the period of a pendulum?
second
meter
m/s/s
Newton
As a pendulum gets longer, what happens to the period?
doesn't change
decreases
increases
What is the name of the mass on a pendulum?
ion
graviton
oscillating mass
bob
At what point in the swing of a pendulum is the bob moving fastest?
at the top of the arc
at the bottom of the arc
Which of these does not affect the period of a pendulum?
length
gravity
mass
What is the unit of length for physics?
newton
joule
lux
meter
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. (Useful equations are on the board).
2 sec
12 sec
8 sec
10 sec
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
A
B
Same
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? (Useful formulas are on the board)
1 m
.5 m
.25 m
More than 1 meter
A pendulum has a length of 4 meters. Determine the period for one complete back and forth cycle. (Useful formulas are on the board)
16 s
4 s
8 s
6 s
The number of cycles that are completed per second is called the _ and is measured in _.
frequency, cycles/second
wavelength, meters
amplitude, meters
period, seconds
The period of an ocean wave is 10 s. What is its frequency?
10 cycle/second
1 cycle/second
0.5 cycle/second
0.1 cycle/second
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
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
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)
the time it takes to complete one full cycle
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
Where does a pendulum have maximum potential energy?
at the bottom of its arc
at the end of its swing
as it rises up
as it falls
Where does a pendulum have maximum kinetic energy?
at the bottom of its arc
at the end of its swing
as it rises up
as it falls
