Pendulums and Periodic Motion

Any motion that repeats itself at regular cycle is called ____.

• periodic motion

• continuous motion C. resonance D. regular motion

• resonance

• regular motion

Which of the following is not an example of periodic motion?

• Vibrating guitar string

• rolling ball

• Clock pendulum

• swinging swing

The time needed for an object to complete one full cycle of a periodic motion is the _____

• period

• frequency

• wavelength

• . amplitude

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The number of times a periodic motion repeats a cycle each second is the _____ of the motion.

• period

• velocity

• frequency

• amplitude

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The maximum distance an object in simple harmonic motion moves from equilibrium is called the ____.

• period

• frequency

• wavelength

• amplitude

Which letter represent the amplitude

• A

• B

• C

• D

Amplitude is the _________ displacement of a vibrating particle from its equilibrium position.

• variable

• minimum

• constant

• maximum

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What is the unit for frequency

• HZ

• Second

• HZ / S

• m

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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How are frequency and period related in simple harmonic motion?

• They are directly related.
• They are inversely related.
• Their sum is constant.
• Both measure the number of cycles per unit of time.

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