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Oscillations

Question 1
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Which of the following statements best describes the restoring force in Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)?

Question 2
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A simple harmonic oscillator has a frequency of 2 Hz. What is its period?

Question 3
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

An object oscillates with a period of 4 seconds. What is its angular frequency?

Question 4
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A mass of 2 kg is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 8 N/m. What is the period of oscillation of this spring-mass system?

Question 5
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A mass mmm is attached to a spring with spring constant kkk. If the mass is doubled and the spring constant is doubled, what happens to the period of oscillation?

Question 6
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Two identical springs with spring constant kkk are connected to a mass mmm in series. What is the period of oscillation of this system?

Question 7
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A simple pendulum has a length of 1 meter. What is its period of oscillation on Earth (where g ≈ 9.8 m/s²)?

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Question 8
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A simple pendulum has a length LLL and a period TTT on Earth. If the length is quadrupled, what is the new period?

Question 9
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A simple pendulum has a length of 1 meter and is moved to a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is 4 times that of Earth. What is the new period of the pendulum?

Question 10
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Which of the following factors affects the period of a simple pendulum but NOT the period of a spring-mass system?