Question

1. A(n) _____ is an example of Simple Harmonic Motion.

• ticking wrist-watch

• oscillating mass on a spring

• beating heart

• All of the above

• 2. _____ is a measure of the maximum displacement for oscillatory motion.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Equilibrium

• All of the above

• 3.The restoring force is calculated using the equation _____.

• F = kx

• F = -kx

• F = kx²

• None of the above

• 4. The restoring force for a pendulum is proportional to the mass and inversely proportional to the length of the pendulum.

• True

• False

• 5. The maximum displacement of a pendulum swing is the _____.

• amplitude

• maximum angular displacement

• top of the arc

• All of the above

• 6. The location of a pendulum bob in its swing where the kinetic energy is maximum is the same as the location where the potential energy is maximum.

• True

• False

• 7. The period of a pendulum is independent of the _____.

• acceleration due to gravity

• length

• mass

• All of the above

• 8. When constructing a simple pendulum, the length of the pendulum is measured from the attachment point to the bottom of the pendulum bob.

• True

• False

• 9. A graph of pendulum length versus period squared produces a _____ line.

• straight horizontal

• straight diagonal

• upwardly concave

• None of the above

• 10.The minimum kinetic energy for a pendulum is _____.

• zero

• at the maximum displacement

• at the position where acceleration is maximum

• All of the above

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