Spring Oscillation

The period of oscillation of a spring depends on how much mass you attach to it.

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The harder you pull on a spring, the farther it stretches. The ratio of applied force to distance stretched (F/x) is:

• bigger for larger forces

• constant

• smaller for larger forces

In the spring equation, F = - kx, F stands for (check all that apply)

• force

• spring constant

• how strong the spring is

• how much the spring is stretched

The team next to you is working on the first spring lab in which we measured the displacement of the spring when we put a mass on it.

They noticed that the spring extends 1.5 m when they hang a 10 N weight on it.

They definetly need some help to work out what is really happening.

Can you help them figure out the spring constant?

• 0.15 N/m

• 8.5 N/m

• 6.7 N/m

• 15 N/m

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The number of oscillations per second is called

• Amplitude of oscillation

• Pitch of oscillation

• Frequency of oscillation

• None of the above

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In the spring equation, F = - kx, x stands for (check all that apply)

• force

• spring constant

• how strong the spring is

• how much the spring is stretched

In the spring equation, F = - kx, k stands for (check all that apply)

• force

• spring constant

• how strong the spring is

• how much the spring is stretched

The period of oscillation of a spring depends on how far you stretch it

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The period of oscillation of a spring depends the strength or stiffness of the spring

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Relative to a softer spring, a stiffer spring has

• a shorter period

• the same period

• a longer period