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Simple Harmonic Motion Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

A pendulum swings back and forth 10 times in 12.1 s. What is the period?

a)

12.1 s

b)

1..21 s

c)

0.121 s

d)

0.826 s

e)

8.26 s

3.
For a system in simple harmonic motion, which of the following is the number of cycles or vibrations per unit of time?
a)
amplitude
b)
period
c)
frequency
d)
revolution
4.
What is the equation for frequency?
a)
f = t/n
b)
f = 1/T
c)
f = 2 T
5.

A pendulum swings back and forth 10 times in 12.1 s. What is the frequency?

a)

12.1 Hz

b)

1..21 Hz

c)

0.121 Hz

d)

0.826 Hz

e)

8.26 Hz

6.

Based on your findings, which equation could best describe the pendulum’s period?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.
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
8.
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
9.
A pendulum is 0.75 meters long and has a period of 4.17 seconds. The Pendulum is on an unknown planet.  What is the gravity of the Unknown Planet?
a)
9.8
b)
3.4
c)
1.7
d)
Greater than 9.8
10.
If the length of a simple pendulum is doubled, its period will: 
a)
halve 
b)
increase by a factor of sqrt(2) 
c)
decrease by a factor of sqrt(2)
d)
double 
11.
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
12.

The maximum velocity occurs where the ____.


a)

potential energy is a maximum


b)

kinetic energy is a minimum


c)

displacement from equilibrium is equal to

the amplitude of 0.4 𝑚

d)

displacement from equilibrium is equal to

zero

13.

Increasing which of the following will increase the frequency of a spring-mass oscillator? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

a)

Spring constant

b)

Mass

c)

Amplitude

d)

Gravitational field strength

e)

Period

14.

When is the pendulum at 0 velocity

a)

At its lowest point

b)

At its highest point

c)

It moves at a constant velocity

d)

It is at rest

15.

When does the mass move at 0 velocity in a mass-spring system?

a)

At equilibrium

b)

At the farthest point from the equilibrium

c)

At its hightest point

d)

At its lowest point

16.

A pendulum oscillates as shown. At which of the following positions is the potential energy equal to the total energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Not enough information

17.

A pendulum oscillates as shown. At which of the following positions is the kinetic energy equal to the total energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Not enough information given.

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