WorksheetsFast Facts: Simple Harmonic Motion
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins
What is the equation for Hooke's Law?
F=−kx
F=−xk
F=k2x
F=kx2
For a mass attached to a spring oscillating horizontally, the equilibrium position of the spring is the position at which the spring is...
at its maximum stretch
at its maximum compression
neither stretched nor compressed
The maximum displacement of an oscillating object from its equilibrium position is its...
period
frequency
amplitude
The time interval needed for an oscillating object to complete one oscillation is its...
period
frequency
amplitude
The number of complete oscillations an object makes in one second is its...
period
frequency
amplitude
The relationship between period, T, and frequency, f, is...
T=f
T=f1
T=f2
T=f21
The period of an object attached to a spring that is in simple harmonic motion is...
2πgL
2πLg
2πmk
2πkm
The period of a pendulum that is in simple harmonic motion is...
2πgL
2πLg
2πmk
2πkm
A mass is attached to a spring and oscillating horizontally on a frictionless surface. At what position(s) is the kinetic energy zero?
maximum spring stretch
maximum spring compression
spring equilibrium
A mass is attached to a spring and oscillating horizontally on a frictionless surface. At what position(s) is the kinetic energy at its maximum?
maximum spring stretch
maximum spring compression
spring equilibrium
A mass is attached to a spring and oscillating horizontally on a frictionless surface. At what position(s) is the spring potential energy zero?
maximum spring stretch
maximum spring compression
spring equilibrium
A mass is attached to a spring and oscillating horizontally on a frictionless surface. At what position(s) is the spring potential energy at its maximum?
maximum spring stretch
maximum spring compression
spring equilibrium
Is energy conserved in the simple harmonic motion of a closed system?
yes
no
A pendulum is set into simple harmonic motion under ideal conditions. At what position(s) is the kinetic energy of the pendulum at its maximum?
top of its path on the right side
top of its path on the left side
bottom of its path - equilibrium
A pendulum is set into simple harmonic motion under ideal conditions. At what position(s) is the kinetic energy of the pendulum zero?
top of its path on the right side
top of its path on the left side
bottom of its path - equilibrium
What is the restoring force that causes a pendulum to move in simple harmonic motion?
gravitational force
tension force
normal force
friction force
True or False: Acceleration is constant in simple harmonic motion.
True
False
