Oscillations
A simple pendulum has a length of 1 meter and is on Earth (g ≈ 9.8 m/s²). What is the approximate period of the pendulum's oscillation?
0.5 s
1 s
2 s
4 s
Given a velocity-time graph for SHM, at what point in the cycle does the object have maximum displacement from equilibrium?
When velocity is at its maximum positive value.
When velocity is at its maximum negative value.
When velocity is zero.
When velocity is at half its maximum value.
In Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), at which position is the velocity of the object at its maximum?
At the point of maximum displacement
At the equilibrium position
Halfway between the equilibrium position and maximum displacement
Velocity is constant throughout SHM
A mass-spring system has a mass of 2 kg and a spring constant of 200 N/m. What is the period of oscillation?
s
s
s
2\pi
s
A 0.5 kg block is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 50 N/m. The block is stretched 0.1 m from its equilibrium position and released. What is the maximum speed of the block?
0.5 m/s
1 m/s
5 m/s
10 m/s
In SHM, how is the acceleration related to the displacement?
Acceleration is cycle ahead of displacement
Acceleration is cycle ahead of displacement
Acceleration is in phase with displacement
Acceleration is independent of displacement
If the spring constant of a mass-spring system is quadrupled, how does the period change?
The period is doubled.
The period is halved.
The period is quadrupled.
The period remains the same.

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If the length of a simple pendulum is increased by a factor of 9, how will its period change?
The period will be multiplied by a factor of 3.
The period will be multiplied by a factor of 9.
The period will be divided by a factor of 3.
The period will remain the same.
A displacement-time graph for an object in SHM shows one complete cycle taking 4 seconds. What is the period of the SHM?
1 second
2 seconds
4 seconds
8 seconds
An object's displacement in SHM is described by the equation , where is in meters and is in seconds. What is the object's velocity at ?
0 m/s
0.2 m/s
0.8\pi m/s
4\pi m/s