This is an MCQ-based quiz on the topic of SHM QUIZ: Basic concept of oscillation.
This set of MCQs helps you brush up on the important physics topics and prepare you to dive into skill practice and expand your knowledge.
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