Mass on a spring

What is the relationship between the mass of an object and its amplitude in a mass-spring system?

• Mass increases period
• Mass has no effect on amplitude
• Higher mass increases amplitude
• Higher mass decreases amplitude

What is the relationship between the restoring force and displacement in simple harmonic motion?

• Exponential relationship
• No relationship
• Direct proportionality
• Inverse proportionality

If a mass on a spring has a spring constant of 20 N/m, what happens to the period if the spring constant is halved?

• Decreases
• Cannot be determined
• Remains the same
• Increases

If a mass on a spring has a period of 1 second, what happens to the period if the mass is doubled?

• Remains the same
• Decreases
• Cannot be determined
• Increases

What does the period of oscillation represent in the context of a mass on a spring?

• Time for one full cycle of motion
• Amplitude of oscillation
• Distance traveled by the mass
• Force exerted by the spring

Which law states that the force exerted by a spring is directly proportional to the displacement of the spring from its equilibrium position?

• Archimedes' Law
• Einstein's Law
• Hooke's Law
• Newton's Law

What type of motion does a mass on a spring undergo?

• Circular motion
• Random motion
• Simple harmonic motion
• Linear motion

What is the significance of the negative sign in the equation F = -kx for a mass on a spring?

• Indicates the direction of force
• Indicates the direction of velocity
• Indicates the direction of displacement
• Indicates the direction of acceleration

How does the mass of an object affect the period of oscillation in a mass-spring system?

• Higher mass increases period
• Mass increases amplitude
• Higher mass decreases period
• Mass has no effect on period