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What is the effect of increasing the mass in a spring-mass system on its period?
The period increases.
What happens to the period of a simple pendulum if its length is doubled?
The period increases by a factor of √2.
What is the effect of increasing the spring constant on the period of a spring-mass system?
The period decreases.
What happens to the period of a simple pendulum if the acceleration due to gravity increases?
The period decreases.
What is the effect of increasing frequency on the period?
The period decreases.
Label the following diagram of a mass-spring system.
1: Equilibrium Position, 2: Spring, 3: Mass
Label the following diagram of a simple pendulum.
1: String, 2: Bob, 3: Length (L)
What are the key differences between the period of a spring-mass system and a simple pendulum?
Spring-Mass System: (depends on mass and spring constant) | Simple Pendulum: (depends on length and gravity)
Compare the impact of mass on the period of a spring-mass system versus a simple pendulum.
Spring-Mass System: Period increases with mass. | Simple Pendulum: Mass does not affect the period.
Differentiate between the factors affecting the period of a spring-mass system and a simple pendulum.
Spring-Mass System: Affected by mass (m) and spring constant (k). | Simple Pendulum: Affected by length (L) and gravity (g).
Compare the relationship between the period and the spring constant versus the period and the length of the pendulum.
Spring-Mass System: Period is inversely related to the square root of the spring constant. | Simple Pendulum: Period is directly related to the square root of the length.
What is the difference between frequency and period?
Frequency: Number of cycles per second. | Period: Time for one complete cycle.