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- 1. Multiple Choice
When we're talking about a pendulum, what does T stand for?
pi
period
length
gravity
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the unit for the period of a pendulum?
second
meter
m/s/s
Newton
- 3. Multiple Choice
As a pendulum gets longer, what happens to the period?
doesn't change
decreases
increases
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the mass on a pendulum?
ion
graviton
oscillating mass
bob
- 5. Multiple Choice
At what point in the swing of a pendulum is the bob moving fastest?
at the top of the arc
at the bottom of the arc
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these does not affect the period of a pendulum?
length
gravity
mass
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which would have the longest period?
Pendulum A: A 200-g mass attached to a 1.0-m length string
Pendulum B: A 400-g mass attached to a 0.5-m length string
A
B
Same
- 8. Multiple Choice
Your Mom wishes to make a simple pendulum that serves as a timing device. She plans to make it such that its period is 1.00 second. What length must the pendulum have? (Useful formulas are on the board)
1 m
.5 m
.25 m
More than 1 meter
- 9. Multiple Choice
Batman and Robin swing from ropes attached to a large elevated platform. Suppose that they can be treated as a simple pendulum with a length of 16 m. Determine the period for one complete back and forth cycle. (Useful formulas are on the board)
16 s
4 s
8 s
6 s
- 10. Multiple ChoiceTrue/False: The time for a complete back-and-forth swing of a pendulum is its frequency.TrueFalse
- 11. Multiple Choice
The number of oscillations that are completed in one second is called
frequency
wavelenght
amplitude
period
- 12. Multiple Choice
The period of an ocean wave is 10 s. What is its frequency?
10 Hz
1 Hz
0.5 Hz
0.1 Hz
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum?
What planet you're on
What material is used to make the pendulum
Which direction the pendulum starts swinging
The frequency of the mass weight force grams
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum?
mass
length of the string
tension of the string
shape of the mass on the string
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the period of a pendulum
time taken by the pendulum to swing before it stops
time taken by the pendulum to pass a point in one second
time for one complete oscillation ( to and fro motion)
time for one complete bouncing up and down
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the frequency of a pendulum?
number of times the pendulum swings before it stops
number of times the pendulum passes a point in one second
one complete cycle (complete to and fro motion)
one complete cycle bouncing up and down
- 17. Multiple ChoicePendulum "A" is on Jupiter Pendulum "B" is on the Moon. The Moon has less gravity than Jupiter the pendulums have the same mass and length. Which Pendulum is moving faster?ABSame
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the period on Earth of a pendulum with a length of 2.4 m?3.1 sec1.9 sec9.3 sec5.1 sec
- 19. Multiple Choice
A pendulum completes 42 oscillations in 1 minute. find its frequency and time period.
0.7 s, 1.43 s-1,
7 s, 1.43 Hz
1.43 s-1, 0.7 s
1.43 Hz, 7 s
- 20. Multiple Choice
Time period of a pendulum is 2 s. what is the name given to such a pendulum?
simple pendulum
seconds pendulum
pendulum
oscillating pendulum
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