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Pendulum

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Pendulum

a)

A simple pendulum is anythig that can be suspended.

b)

A simple pendulum is a ball that swings

c)

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.

d)

None of the above

2.

Which of the below shows the correct pendulum equation

a)
b)
c)

Neither

d)

Both

3.

When talking about a pendulum, What does T stand for>

a)

length

b)

gravity

c)

period

d)

pi

4.

What is the period of a pendulum

a)

How many times the pendulum swings befor it stops.

b)

How many times the pendulum passes a point in one second.

c)

One complete cycle (complete to and fro motion).

d)

one complete cycle bouncing up and down

5.

Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum

a)

mass

b)

tension of the string

c)

length of the string

d)

shape of the mass on the string

6.

True/False: The time for a complete back and forth swing of a pendulum is its frequency

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

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)

A

b)

B

c)

SAME

8.

Which of these does not affect the period of a pendulum?

a)

Gravity

b)

Mass

c)

Length

9.

At which point in the swing of a pendulum is the bob moving fastest?

a)

At the top of the arc

b)

At the bottom of the arc

c)

At the center

10.

What is the name given to the mass on the pendulum

a)

ion

b)

graviton

c)

oscillating mass

d)

bob

11.

As a pendulum gets longer, what happens to the period?

a)

It does not change

b)

It increases

c)

It decreases

d)

It bounces

12.

What is the unit for the period of a pendulum

a)

meter

b)

second

c)

Newton

d)

m/s/s