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Oscillations, Simple Harmonic Motion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Simple harmonic motion is also called

a)

oscillatory motion

b)

pendulum

c)

springs

d)

waves

2.

Simple harmonic motion is

a)

repetitive back-and-forth movement

b)

repetitive forward-and-backward movement

c)

repetitive side-to-side movement

d)

repetitive left-to-right movement

3.

Things in Simple Harmonic Motion are said to

a)

oscillate

b)

rotate

c)

manipulate

d)

isolate

4.

2 examples of simple harmonic motion are

a)

pendulums and springs

b)

pendulums and coils

c)

coils and springs

d)

pendulum and winters

5.

Systems that have harmonic motion move back and forth around a central or...

a)

equilibrium position

b)

restoring forces

c)

pulley systems

d)

solar systems

6.

Equilibrium is maintained by

a)

restoring forces

b)

full forces

c)

gravity

d)

pendulums

7.

Restoring force is any force that always acts to _______ the system back toward equilibrium

a)

pull

b)

push

c)

press

d)

pray

8.

What is Newton's First law?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Gravity

c)

Law of Cosines

d)

Law of Sines

9.

Forces always point

a)

toward the equilibrium

b)

in the direction of motion

c)

the same direction as force

10.

Velocity always points

a)

toward the equilibrium

b)

in the direction of motion

c)

the same direction as force

11.

Acceleration always points

a)

toward the equilibrium

b)

in the direction of motion

c)

the same direction as force

12.

The period is the amount of time for a repeated event to happen

a)

once

b)

twice

c)

thrice

d)

rice

13.

For simple harmonic motion, a period is the time it takes for

a)

one complete motion

b)

two complete motions

c)

three complete motions

d)

no complete motions

14.

Frequency is the number of times a __________ event will happen in some amount of time

a)

repeated

b)

manipulated

c)

one

d)

twice

15.

The unit for frequency is

a)

Hertz

b)

Hurts

c)

Herts

d)

Hurtz

16.

The formula for Period is

a)

1/f

b)

1/t

c)

f

d)

t

17.

The formula for Frequency is

a)

1/f

b)

1/t

c)

f

d)

t

18.

Period of a pendulum is ___________ related to length

a)

directly

b)

inversely

19.

Period of a pendulum is ______________ related to gravity

a)

directly

b)

inversely

20.

Hooke's Law states that the force produced by a spring ______________ as you _____________ the displacement from equilibrium

a)

increases, increase

b)

increases, decrease

c)

decreases, increase

d)

decreases, decrease

21.

The greater the distance stretched...

a)

the greater the force

b)

the weaker the force

c)

the heavier the force

d)

the smaller the force

22.

The greater the force means...

a)

the greater the distance stretched

b)

the smaller the distance stretched

c)

the wider the distance stretched

d)

the weaker the distance stretched

23.

The period of a spring is directly related to...

a)

mass

b)

spring constant

c)

gravity

d)

power

24.

The period of a spring is inversely related to

a)

mass

b)

spring constant

c)

gravity

d)

heavier

25.

This Powerpoint is called

a)

Simple Harmonic Motion

b)

Newton's Laws

c)

Foreign Affairs

d)

International Studies