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SHM & PENDULUMS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A spring oscillates 555 times in 13.2 seconds. What is it's frequency?

a)

42 Hz

b)

0.02 Hz

c)

31 Hz

d)

26 Hz

2.

A spring oscillates with a period of 0.02 seconds. What is the frequency?

a)

50 Hz

b)

5 Hz

c)

0.02 Hz

d)

1 Hz

3.

A spring with a frequency of 256 Hz has a period equal to...

a)

256 s

b)

0.0245 s

c)

0.0039 s

d)

.1608 s

4.

An astronaut takes a pendulum to Mars. What is the period of the pendulum if it has a length of 3.6 m? (Gravity on Mars: 3.72 m/s^2)

a)

6.39 s

b)

0.157 s

c)

0.161 s

d)

6.18 s

5.

What is the period of a pendulum on a 0.12 m long string with a 2 kg mass attached to it?

a)

0.69 s

b)

1.54 s

c)

1.44 s

d)

0.039 s

6.

An alien visits Jupiter for the first time and takes a pendulum to measure the planet's gravity. What is the Frequency of the pendulum if it has a length of 0.25 m? (Gravity on Jupiter: 24.79 m/s^2)

a)

62.6 Hz

b)

1.58 Hz

c)

0.016 Hz

d)

6.31 s

7.

What is the Frequency of a pendulum on a 0.38 m long string with a 1.5 kg mass attached to it?

a)

0.32 Hz

b)

0.81 Hz

c)

12.48 Hz

d)

1.24 Hz

8.

What is the gravity of planet X if a 2 m long pendulum has a period of 4s?

a)

2.74 m/s/s

b)

9.86 m/s/s

c)

16.28 m/s/s

d)

4.93 m/s/s

9.

A pendulum on Earth has a frequency of 620 Hz. What is the length the pendulum?

a)

3.87 x 10^-5 m

b)

1.55 x10^-9 m

c)

6.46 x10^-7 m

d)

0.0004 m

10.

A spring has a spring constant of 300 N/m. What force is required to compress the spring 0.24 m

a)

-34 N

b)

-0.0008 N

c)

-72 N

d)

-1250 N

11.

A spring has a spring constant of 6 N/m. If a force of 2.5 N is used to stretch the spring, how far does it stretch?

a)

0.81

b)

15 m

c)

2.4 m

d)

0.42 m

12.

A spring is compressed a distance of 9.56 m, using a force of 272 N. What is the spring constant of this spring?

a)

0.04 N/m

b)

28.45 N/m

c)

2600 N/m

d)

51.27

13.

A spring starting at the resting position is compressed a distance of 0.87m. If the spring constant is 1500 N/m, what is the work required to compress the spring?

a)

-461 J

b)

-284 J

c)

+567 J

d)

+782 J

14.

A spring starting at the 0.2 m mark is compressed down to the 0.03 m mark. How much work was done if the spring has a spring constant of 200 N/m?

a)

-0.256 J

b)

+0.256 J

c)

-3.91 J

d)

+3.91 J

15.

What is the work required to stretch a spring 0.67 m if it has a spring constant of 412 N/m from it's resting position?

a)

+92.47 J

b)

-92.47 J

c)

+0.01 J

d)

-0.01 J