Which of the following examples represents periodic motion?
1. | A swimmer completes one (return) trip from one bank of a river to the other and back. |
2. | A freely suspended bar magnet is displaced from its N-S direction and released. |
3. | Swaying off the branches of the tree. |
4. | An arrow released from a bow. |
1. | The rotation of the earth about its axis. |
2. | The motion of an oscillating mercury column in a tube. |
3. | General vibrations of a polyatomic molecule about its equilibrium position. |
4. | A fan rotating with a constant angular velocity. |
The figure depicts four plots for the linear motion of a particle.
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Which of the following is true?
1. | (a) is periodic but (c) is not periodic |
2. | (b) is periodic but (d) is not periodic. |
3. | (b) and (d) are periodic. |
4. | only (c) is periodic. |
1. | a simple harmonic function. |
2. | a simple harmonic function but not a periodic function. |
3. | both periodic and simple harmonic functions. |
4. | only periodic function. |
A particle is in linear simple harmonic motion between two points, and , apart. (Take the direction from to as the positive direction.) The signs of velocity, acceleration, and force on the particle when it is at away from going towards are:
1. | Zero, Negative, Negative |
2. | Negative, Zero, Zero |
3. | Negative, Negative, Negative |
4. | Positive, Positive, Positive |
Which of the following relationships between the acceleration and the displacement of a particle involves simple harmonic motion?
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4.
A spring balance has a scale that reads from 0 to 50 kg. The length of the scale is 20 cm. A body suspended from this balance, when displaced and released, oscillates with a period of 0.6 s. What is the weight of the body?
1. 219 N
2. 196 N
3. 223 N
4. 225 N
A spring having a spring constant of N/m is mounted on a horizontal table as shown in the figure. A mass of kg is attached to the free end of the spring. The mass is then pulled sideways to a distance of cm and released. The frequency of oscillations will be:
1. | 2. | ||
3. | 4. |
A spring having a spring constant of N/m is mounted on a horizontal table as shown in the figure. A mass of kg is attached to the free end of the spring. The mass is then pulled sideways to a distance of cm and released. The maximum acceleration of the mass is:
1. | ms–2 | 2. | ms–2 |
3. | ms–2 | 4. | ms–2 |