Oscillations
A simple harmonic oscillator has a period of 0.5 seconds. What is its frequency?
0.5 Hz
1 Hz
2 Hz
4 Hz
A system oscillates with a period of 200 milliseconds. Calculate its frequency in Hz.
0.005 Hz
0.2 Hz
5 Hz
20 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?
0.2 s
0.63 s
1.26 s
2π s
If the mass of a spring-mass system is quadrupled, how does the period change?
The period is halved.
The period is doubled.
The period is quadrupled.
The period remains the same.
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)?
0.5 s
1 s
2.01 s
4.02 s
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?
s
1 s
s
2 s

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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.
The period of A is shorter than the period of B.
The period of A is longer than the period of B.
The periods are equal.
There is not enough information to compare.
Which of the following factors affects the period of a spring-mass system but not the period of a simple pendulum?
Length of the pendulum
Mass of the bob
Spring constant
Gravitational acceleration
Which of the following changes would increase the period of a simple pendulum?
Increasing the mass of the bob
Decreasing the length of the pendulum
Increasing the length of the pendulum
Increasing the acceleration due to gravity