SHM QUIZ: Basic Concept of Oscillation

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A mass of 200. g stretches a spring 10.0 cm. The spring is then stretched an additional 5.00 cm and released. Determine the period of vibration.


0.628

0.779

0.634

0.770

A butcher throws a cut of beef on a spring scale which oscillates about the equilibrium position with a period of T = 0.500 seconds. The amplitude of the vibration is A = 2.00 cm. What is the maximum acceleration?


1.58

1.05

3.16

4.74

A butcher throws a cut of beef on a spring scale which oscillates about the equilibrium position with a period of T = 0.500 seconds. The amplitude of the vibration is A = 2.00 cm. What is the frequency in Hz?


1

3

4

2

TWO PARTS: A wave in Lake Michigan arrives on the shore every 5 seconds.  It's period is ____ s and its frequency is 0.2.  (*Answers in that order) 


5

12

10

20

An object attached to one end of a spring makes 20 complete vibrations in 10s. Its period is:


0.5

1

2

3

A pair of trapeze performers at the circus is swinging from ropes attached to a large elevated platform. Suppose that the performers can be treated as a simple pendulum with a length of 16 m. Determine the period for one complete back and forth cycle.


2

12

8

10

An ideal spring with a constant of 200 N/m is acted upon by a 500 N force directed in the positive direction.  What is the magnitude and direction of the displacement?

0.4

-0.4

2.5

-2.5

An ornament of mass 40.0 g is attached to a vertical ideal spring with a force constant (spring constant) of 20.0 N/m. The ornament is then lowered very slowly until the spring stops stretching. How much does the spring stretch?

0.00200

0.0196

0.0816

0.800

if a bird flaps its wings up and down 100 times in 25 seconds. The frequency of its flapping is ... Hz


4

5

3

2

What is the unit of frequency


Hz

s

m

j

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Title: SHM QUIZ: Basic Concept of Oscillation
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