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Simple Harmonic Motion

Question 1
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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?

Question 2
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A mass-spring system has a mass of 2 kg and a spring constant of 50 N/m. What is the period of oscillation?

Question 3
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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?

Question 4
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What affects the period of a simple pendulum?

Question 5
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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?

Question 6
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1 mark

Two mass-spring systems oscillate with periods T1T_1T1​ and T2T_2T2​. System 1 has mass m1m_1m1​ and spring constant k1k_1k1​, while System 2 has mass m2=4m1m_2 = 4m_1m2​=4m1​ and spring constant k2=k1k_2 = k_1k2​=k1​. What is the ratio T2/T1T_2/T_1T2​/T1​?

Question 7
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In a simple harmonic oscillator, at which point is the kinetic energy maximum?

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Question 8
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1 mark

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?

Question 9
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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?

Question 10
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1 mark

If the amplitude of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled, what happens to the total energy of the system?