Mid-Cycle 5 Practice B

What is the formula for the period of a mass-spring system in simple harmonic motion?

Which of the following best describes the motion of a simple pendulum?

• Linear motion

• Circular motion

• Oscillatory motion

• Random motion

A wave travels along a rope. If the frequency of the wave is doubled, what happens to the wavelength, assuming the speed of the wave remains constant?

• The wavelength doubles

• The wavelength is halved

• The wavelength remains the same

• The wavelength becomes zero

What is the primary factor that affects the speed of a wave on a string?

• The amplitude of the wave

• The tension in the string

• The frequency of the wave

• The color of the string

Describe how energy is transferred in a wave traveling through a medium.

• Energy is transferred by the movement of particles in the medium

• Energy is transferred by the medium itself moving from one place to another

• Energy is transferred by the creation of new particles in the medium

• Energy is transferred by the destruction of particles in the medium

Which of the following statements is true about surface water waves?

• They only move vertically

• They only move horizontally

• They move in circular patterns

• They do not move at all

Explain why a mass on a spring exhibits simple harmonic motion.

• Because the force is constant

• Because the force is proportional to the displacement and acts in the opposite direction

• Because the force is inversely proportional to the displacement

• Because the force is independent of the displacement

What happens to the energy of a wave as it propagates through a medium?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It remains constant

• It fluctuates randomly

If the length of a pendulum is quadrupled, how does this affect the period of the pendulum?

• The period is halved

• The period is doubled

• The period is quadrupled

• The period remains the same