WorksheetsSHM
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
If an object is in oscillatory motion, what must be true if it's in simple harmonic motion?
a)
Its motion is along the path of a circle
b)
acceleration is proportional to the displacement
c)
Its potential energy is equal to the kinetic energy
d)
It's attached to a spring
2.
The period of a pendulum may be decreased by
a)
Increasing the mass of the bob
b)
moving the equilibrium point
c)
decreasing the mass of the bob
d)
shortening the length of pendulum
3.
Which of the following statement is true about SHM?
a)
The maximum acceleration occurs when the velocity is maximum
b)
The maximum acceleration occurs when its velocity is zero
c)
If the velocity is zero so is the displacement
d)
The instantaneous velocity of the mass is never zero
4.
The angle between the string of a pendulum at its equilibrium position and at its maximum displacement is the pendulum’s
a)
period.
b)
frequency.
c)
vibration.
d)
amplitude.
5.
For a system in simple harmonic motion, which of the following is the time required to complete a cycle of motion?
a)
amplitude
b)
period
c)
frequency
d)
revolution
6.
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.
7.
A pendulum's period is initially t. Changes are made to the system so that the new period is 2t. What may have been changed?
a)
The length of the pendulum was increased by a factor of 2.
b)
The pendulum was moved to a planet with 2 times the mass of Earth.
c)
The length of the pendulum was increased by a factor of 4.
d)
The pendulum was moved to a planet with 4 times the mass of earth.
8.
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)
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9.
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)
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10.
An object oscillating in simple harmonic motion has a time period T. The first graph shows how its displacement varies with time. Which of the subsequent graphs, A to D, show how the kinetic energy, Ek, of the object varies with time?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
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