Simple harmonic motion Quiz
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1. A 0.50 kg mass on a spring of constant 200 N m⁻¹ oscillates. What is the period?
- A. 0.031 s
- B. 0.31 s
- C. 3.2 s
- D. 0.050 s
2. An object oscillates at 4.0 Hz. What is its angular frequency?
- A. 0.25 rad s⁻¹
- B. 4.0 rad s⁻¹
- C. 12.6 rad s⁻¹
- D. 25 rad s⁻¹
3. An oscillator has A = 0.10 m and ω = 20 rad s⁻¹. What is its maximum speed?
- A. 2.0 m s⁻¹
- B. 0.50 m s⁻¹
- C. 200 m s⁻¹
- D. 0.005 m s⁻¹
4. A simple pendulum has a length of 1.00 m. What is its period, to 2 significant figures? (g = 9.81 m s⁻²)
- A. 0.32 s
- B. 1.0 s
- C. 6.3 s
- D. 2.0 s
5. The mass on a spring is increased by a factor of 9. What happens to the period?
- A. It is multiplied by 9
- B. It is multiplied by 3
- C. It is divided by 3
- D. It does not change