9.1 Guided Notes- Harmonic Motion

1.) Motion that gets us from one place to another is called _______________.(pg. 218)

• Harmonic Motion
• Linear Motion
• Swinging motion

2. ) Motion that repeats over and over is called ____________.(pg. 218)

• Harmonic Motion
• Linear Motion
• Swinging Motion

3. ) A _____________ is a unit of motion that repeats. For example, one full back- and- forth motion of a child on a swing.(pg. 218)

• Swing
• Cycle
• Harmonic

4.) Which is an example of a cycle: a turn of a wheel, or a slide down a ski slope?

• Turn of a wheel
• Slide down a ski slope

5.) An _____________ is a physical system that has repeating cycles, for example a child on a swing.(pg. 219)

• Swing
• Harmonic motion
• Linear motion
• Oscillator

6.) Systems that oscillate move back and forth around a center, or equilibrium (resting) position. A ____________________ ____________ is any force that acts to pull a system back toward equilibrium (rest). (pg. 219)

• Harmonic force
• Linear force
• Restoring force

7.) What is an example of an oscillating system at an amusement park?

• Snack Stand
• Roller Coaster
• Merry-Go-Round

8.) Why don’t we use speed to describe harmonic motion?(pg. 220)

• The speed never changes.
• The speed changes throughout the cycle.
• I don't know.

9. ) The time for one cycle to occur is the______________.(pg. 220)

• hour
• cycle
• period
• unit

10.) _________________ describes the number of cycles per second?(pg. 220)

• Hertz
• Frequency
• Amount
• Total