Exam code: YPH11
A mass oscillates with simple harmonic motion about a fixed point O.
Which of the following statements about the motion of the mass is correct?
Its velocity is always towards O.
Its acceleration is always towards O.
Its acceleration is directly proportional to its velocity.
Its acceleration and its velocity are always in opposite directions.
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In the Pantheon in Paris there is a pendulum that takes 8.25 s to swing from one extreme position to the other.
Which of the following expressions gives the length of the pendulum?
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The gravitational field strength at the surface of the Moon is one sixth of that at the surface of the Earth. A simple pendulum has a period T at the surface of the Earth.
What would be the time period of the same pendulum at the surface of the Moon?
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A mass oscillates with simple harmonic motion with a frequency of 0.5 Hz.
The amplitude of the oscillation is 0.3 m.
Which of the following is an expression for the maximum velocity in m s−1 of the mass?
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A mass oscillates with simple harmonic motion. The graph shows how the acceleration a of the mass depends upon displacement x from the equilibrium position.
Which of the following gives the period of oscillation, in seconds, of the mass?
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An object oscillates with simple harmonic motion. The period of oscillation is 0.55 s and the amplitude is 0.25 m.
Which of the following shows a correct calculation of the maximum velocity of the object?
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An object undergoing simple harmonic motion has a period and total energy . The amplitude of oscillations is halved.
Which row of the table gives the new period and total energy of the system?
Period | Total energy | |
|---|---|---|
A | ||
B | ||
C | ||
D |
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