WorksheetsSHM review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 47mins
If a spring of mass 30kg has a spring constant of 15N/m, then its time period is
6.3 s
8.9 s
5.0 s
2.8 s
When does the mass move at maximum velocity in a mass-spring system?
At equilibrium
At the farthest point from the equilibrium
At its hightest point
At its lowest point
A pendulum oscillates as shown. At which of the following positions is the potential energy equal to the total energy?
A
B
C
Not enough information
What type of motion is described by oscillations following a particular, consistent pattern?
Random motion
Simple harmonic motion
Circular motion
Linear motion
When is the pendulum at maximum velocity
At its lowest point
At its highest point
It moves at a constant velocity
It is at rest
What are the two requirements for a simple harmonic oscillator?
The object vibrates about the equilibrium point and the restoring force is proportional to the displacement
The object moves left to right and the restoring force is proportional to the displacement
The object vibrates about the equilibrium and the restoring force is greater than the displacement
The object moves left to right and the restoring force is greater than the displacement
When is the pendulum at 0 velocity
At its lowest point
At its highest point
It moves at a constant velocity
It is at rest
When does the mass move at 0 velocity in a mass-spring system?
At equilibrium
At the farthest point from the equilibrium
At its hightest point
At its lowest point
A pendulum oscillates as shown. At which of the following positions is the kinetic energy equal to the total energy?
A
B
C
Not enough information given.
The period of an oscillator is 2 seconds. What is its frequency?
2 Hz
0.5 Hz
1 Hz
0.2 Hz
The common unit for frequency is the
second ( s ).
Hertz ( Hz ).
meter ( m ).
Newton ( N ).
What is the frequency of an oscillator?
The amount of time it takes for an oscillator to complete 1 cycle.
The amount of time it takes for an oscillator to stop oscillating.
The number of cycles an oscillator moves per second.
The number you tune your radio to to listen to a certain station.
The amplitude of an oscillator is
the maximum displacement from the equilibrium position.
how much time it takes to complete one cycle.
the displacement from the equilibrium position at any point or time in the cycle.
the number of cycles moved per second.
The period of a pendulum is 10 s. What is its frequency?
10 Hz
1 Hz
0.5 Hz
0.1 Hz
A pendulum makes 33 complete back and forth cycles of vibration in 11 seconds. Its period is
3.0 s
3.0 Hz
0.33 s
0.33 Hz
A spring oscillates with a period of 4 seconds when 3 kg of mass are attached to it. If 9 kg are ADDED to this mass, what is the new period of the spring mass oscillator?
4 sec
8 sec
12 sec
16 sec
24 sec
If someone is standing to the left of this wave, they would hear a ______ pitch than someone standing to the right of it.
uglier
prettier
higher
lower
The loudness of a sound is dependent upon which wave property?
wavelength
amplitude
frequency
pitch
Sound intensity is measured in _____.
Hertz
Nanometers
Decibels
