AP Simple Harmonic Motion Revision

Match the following

• F_s

• Elastic Potential Energy

• K

• Amplitude

• k

• Spring Constant

• x₀

• Kinetic Energy

• U_s

• Spring Force

Match the following

• Kinetic Energy

• Elastic Potential Energy

• Resultant Force

• Restoring Force

• Total Energy

What is the definition of simple harmonic motion?

What information can you get from this graph of elastic potential energy vs displacement of a mass-spring system

• Kinetic Energy anywhere

• Spring Constant

• Period of Oscillation

• Velocity anywhere

• Restoring Force anywhere

What factors affect the period of a pendulum undergoing SHM?

• length

• mass

• gravitational field strength

• temperature

When investigating the relationship between mass and period of oscillation of a mass-spring system, what should you plot on the x- and y-axes to get a graph with a straight line?

• Period vs mass

• Period vs mass squared

• Period vs square root of mass

• Period vs extension

A pendulum undergoes SHM only at small angles. What is the maximum angle that could be used to investigate SHM of a pendulum.

• 50˚

• 25˚

• 15˚

• 5˚

What method can we use to reduce the uncertainty in your time measurement?

Match the following quantities to measuring tools that we have used in class.

• ruler

• period

• force sensor

  or

  newton meter

• mass

• digital balance

• force

• stopwatch

• length

• smart cart

• acceleration

If I were to plot a graph of period of a pendulum, Tp, and square root of length, what would the slope of the graph be?