Pendulum

What is a Pendulum

• A simple pendulum is anythig that can be suspended.

• A simple pendulum is a ball that swings

• A simple pendulum is a small metal ball (bob), suspended by a long thread such that the bob is free to swing back and forth.

• None of the above

Which of the below shows the correct pendulum equation

• 
• 
• Neither

• Both

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

When talking about a pendulum, What does T stand for>

• length

• gravity

• period

• pi

What is the period of a pendulum

• How many times the pendulum swings befor it stops.

• How many times the pendulum passes a point in one second.

• One complete cycle (complete to and fro motion).

• one complete cycle bouncing up and down

Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum

• mass

• tension of the string

• length of the string

• shape of the mass on the string

True/False: The time for a complete back and forth swing of a pendulum is its frequency

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which will give the longest period?

Pendulum A: a 200 g mass attached to a 1.0 m long string

Pendulum B: a 400 g mass attached to a 0.5 m long string

• A

• B

• SAME

Which of these does not affect the period of a pendulum?

• Gravity

• Mass

• Length

At which point in the swing of a pendulum is the bob moving fastest?

• At the top of the arc

• At the bottom of the arc

• At the center

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the name given to the mass on the pendulum

• ion

• graviton

• oscillating mass

• bob