
Figure shows how the velocity of a mass was found to vary with time during an investigation of the s.h.m. of a pendulum. Use the graph to estimate the following for the mass: Its maximum potential energy



Important Questions on Oscillations
Figure shows how the velocity of a mass was found to vary with time during an investigation of the s.h.m. of a pendulum. Use the graph to estimate the following for the mass: Its maximum acceleration

Figure shows how the velocity of a mass was found to vary with time during an investigation of the s.h.m. of a pendulum. Use the graph to estimate the following for the mass: The maximum restoring force that acted on it.

Sketch graphs to show how each of the following quantities changes during the course of a single complete oscillation of an undamped pendulum: kinetic energy, potential energy, total energy.


List three examples of situations where resonance is a problem, and three others where resonance is useful. In each case, state what the oscillating system is and what forces it to resonate.

A mass, hung from a spring, oscillates with simple harmonic motion. Which statement is correct?

The bob of a simple pendulum has a mass of . The pendulum oscillates with a period of and an amplitude of .At one point in its cycle it has a potential energy of .What is the kinetic energy of the pendulum bob at this point?

State and justify whether the following oscillators show simple harmonic motion. A basketball being bounced repeatedly on the ground.
