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WorksheetsPendulum SHM
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
4 sec = ______ Hz.
A pendulum swinging with a maximum amplitude of π/3 has a period of T. If the maximum amplitude is decreased to π/6, what is the new period of the pendulum?
T/4
T/2
T
2T
Two pendulums with the same length are swinging. Pendulum A has twice the mass of pendulum B. Which pendulum will have a larger period?
Pendulum A
Pendulum B
They have the same period
They will not a have a period
The number of cycles that are completed per second is called the _________ and is measured in ________.
Amplitude, meters
Frequency, Hz
Wavelength, meters
Period, s
Two pendulums have the same length and the same mass bob. One swings with an amplitude of 15°, while the other swings with an amplitude of 5°. Which has the longer period?
the pendulum with 15° amplitude
the pendulum with 5° amplitude
Neither. They both have the same period.
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Two pendulums have the same length and are swinging with the same amplitude. The bob of one pendulum has a mass of 5 kg. The bob of the other pendulum has a mass of 2 kg. Which has the longer period?
the pendulum with the 5 kg bob
the pendulum with the 2 kg bob
Neither. They both have the same period.
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Two pendulums have the same mass bob and are swinging with the same small amplitude. One pendulum has a length of 3 m. The other pendulum has a length of 1m. Which has the longer period?
the 3 m long pendulum
the 1 m long pendulum
Neither. They both have the same period.
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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)
6.39 s
0.157 s
0.161 s
6.18 s
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)
62.6 Hz
1.58 Hz
0.016 Hz
6.31 s
Student X attaches an object of mass M to the end of a string of length L so that a simple pendulum is constructed. Student Y attaches an object of mass M to a string of length 4L to construct a second pendulum.
Which of the following claims correctly compares the periods of both pendula?
The period of Student X’s pendulum is the same as the period of Student Y’s pendulum.
The period of Student X’s pendulum is four times the period of Student Y’s pendulum.
The period of Student X’s pendulum is twice the period of Student Y’s pendulum.
The period of Student X’s pendulum is half the period of Student Y’s pendulum.
