Simple Harmonic Motion
A mass is attached to a spring and oscillates in simple harmonic motion. If the mass is increased, what happens to the period of oscillation?
The period decreases.
The period increases.
The period remains the same.
The period depends on the amplitude.
A mass-spring system has a mass of 2 kg and a spring constant of 50 N/m. What is the period of oscillation?
0.4 s
1.26 s
2.51 s
6.28 s
A mass-spring system has a total energy of 4 J. The spring constant is 100 N/m, and the mass is 2 kg. What is the velocity of the mass at the equilibrium position?
1 m/s
2 m/s
4 m/s
8 m/s
What affects the period of a simple pendulum?
Mass and length
Length and gravity
Mass and gravity
Amplitude and mass
A pendulum has a length of 1 meter and is on Earth where the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s². What is the period of the pendulum?
0.5 s
1 s
2.01 s
4.02 s
Two mass-spring systems oscillate with periods and . System 1 has mass and spring constant , while System 2 has mass and spring constant . What is the ratio ?
1/4
1/2
2
4
In a simple harmonic oscillator, at which point is the kinetic energy maximum?
At the maximum displacement from equilibrium
At the equilibrium position
When the potential energy is maximum
When the velocity is zero

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A spring with a spring constant of 80 N/m is stretched by 0.2 m. What is the potential energy stored in the spring?
1.6 J
3.2 J
8 J
16 J
A mass-spring system has a maximum displacement of 0.1 m and a spring constant of 50 N/m. What is the total energy of the system?
0.25 J
0.5 J
1 J
2.5 J
If the amplitude of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled, what happens to the total energy of the system?
It remains the same.
It is doubled.
It is quadrupled.
It is halved.