Harmonic Motion

Practice Questions

High School Physics › Harmonic Motion

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A spring with a spring constant of is compressed . How much potential energy has been generated?

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Your grandfather clock’s pendulum has a length of . If the clock loses half a minute per day, how should you adjust the length of the pendulum?

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A spring with a spring constant of is compressed . How much potential energy has been generated?

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Your grandfather clock’s pendulum has a length of . If the clock loses half a minute per day, how should you adjust the length of the pendulum?

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A mass on a string is released and swings freely. Which of the following best explains the energy of the pendulum when the string is perpendicular to the ground?

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A mass on a string is released and swings freely. Which of the following best explains the energy of the pendulum when the string is perpendicular to the ground?

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A spring has a mass attached to one, which oscillates with a period of . What is the frequency?

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A spring has a mass attached to one, which oscillates with a period of . What is the frequency?

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A spring has a spring constant of . If a force of is used to stretch out the spring, what is the total displacement of the spring?

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A spring has a spring constant of . If a force of is used to stretch out the spring, what is the total displacement of the spring?

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