Oscillations
A spring-mass system has a period and amplitude . If the mass is and the spring constant is , what is the total energy of the system?
A pendulum has a length of 1 meter. What is its period on Earth (g = 9.8 m/s²)?
A pendulum has a period of 1 second on Earth. What would its period be on a planet where g is twice that of Earth?
Which of the following changes would increase the period of a simple pendulum?
A simple harmonic oscillator has a period of 0.5 seconds. What is its frequency?
If the mass of a spring-mass system is quadrupled, how does the period change?
Pendulum A has length L and is on Earth. Pendulum B has length 2L and is on a planet with gravity g/2. Compare their periods.
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A system oscillates with a period of 200 milliseconds. Calculate its frequency in Hz.
A mass of 2 kg is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 50 N/m. What is the period of oscillation?
Which of the following factors affects the period of a spring-mass system but not the period of a simple pendulum?