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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a Pendulum
A simple pendulum is anythig that can be suspended.
A simple pendulum is a ball that swings
A simple pendulum is a small metal ball (bob), suspended by a long thread such that the bob is free to swing back and forth.
None of the above
Which of the below shows the correct pendulum equation
Neither
Both
When talking about a pendulum, What does T stand for>
length
gravity
period
pi
What is the period of a pendulum
How many times the pendulum swings befor 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
Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum
mass
tension of the string
length of the string
shape of the mass on the string
True/False: The time for a complete back and forth swing of a pendulum is its frequency
TRUE
FALSE
Which will give the longest period?
Pendulum A: a 200 g mass attached to a 1.0 m long string
Pendulum B: a 400 g mass attached to a 0.5 m long string
A
B
SAME
Which of these does not affect the period of a pendulum?
Gravity
Mass
Length
At which point in the swing of a pendulum is the bob moving fastest?
At the top of the arc
At the bottom of the arc
At the center
What is the name given to the mass on the pendulum
ion
graviton
oscillating mass
bob
As a pendulum gets longer, what happens to the period?
It does not change
It increases
It decreases
It bounces
What is the unit for the period of a pendulum
meter
second
Newton
m/s/s
