Grade 6 Science Chapter 9 Assessment Burke

Front

What type of motion is displayed when a person walks one place to another?

Back

linear

Front

A pendulum swinging back and forth is an example of what type of motion?

Back

harmonic

Front

A physical system that has repeating cycles is known as (an):

Back

oscillator

Front

A system at rest, undisturbed, with zero net force is:

Back

equilibrium

Front

What is the restoring force when Olivia is swinging on a swing set?

Back

gravity

Front

A unit of motion that repeats is called a

Back

cycle

Front

The time for one cycle to occur is called

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period

Front

Rohan is observing a pendulum swing back and forth. He wants to know how often a cycle occurs (number of cycles per second). This is known as

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frequency

Front

The size of a cycle (the amount that a cycle moves away from equilibrium) is called

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amplitude

Front

Any disturbance that transmits energy through a medium or empty space is called a

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wave