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Simple Harmonic Motion
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What is harmonic motion? When an object repeats its path at regular time intervals.
Harmonic motion that has a sinusoidal shape
(sine or cosine) when the object's
What is simple harmonic motion? displacement is graphed as a function of
time.
What is the equilibrium position of Where the object has zero net force acting on it.
an object in simple harmonic
motion?
Where the object would "naturally" hang
because that's where the spring force and
Where is the equilibrium position for a
the gravitational force (weight) balance out
mass on a vertical spring? to zero.
The lowest point of the swing (where the
pendulum would "naturally" hang).
Where is the equilibrium position for a
pendulum?
What is amplitude (A)? An object's maximum displacement away from its equilibrium position.
The vertical distance from the middle to the
highest (peak) or the lowest (valley) point.
What is the amplitude (A) on a
graph of simple harmonic motion?
The maximum distance the spring is
stretched or compressed from its equilibrium
What is the amplitude for a spring? position.
The maximum angle the pendulum moves
from its equilibrium position (the vertical).
What is the amplitude for a pendulum?
The time it takes to complete one cycle of something (like a repeated path).
What is period (T)? In other words, the time it takes to return to the same position.
The interval between 2 similar points on the
graph (for example, between 2 peaks or 2
What is the period (T) on a graph of
valleys).
simple harmonic motion?
What is frequency (f)? The number of cycles that occur in one second.
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Science Physics
Simple Harmonic Motion
4.0 (10 reviews)
Students also studied
Terms in this set (37)
What is harmonic motion? When an object repeats its path at regular time intervals.
Harmonic motion that has a sinusoidal shape
(sine or cosine) when the object's
What is simple harmonic motion? displacement is graphed as a function of
time.
What is the equilibrium position of Where the object has zero net force acting on it.
an object in simple harmonic
motion?
Where the object would "naturally" hang
because that's where the spring force and
Where is the equilibrium position for a
the gravitational force (weight) balance out
mass on a vertical spring? to zero.
The lowest point of the swing (where the
pendulum would "naturally" hang).
Where is the equilibrium position for a
pendulum?
What is amplitude (A)? An object's maximum displacement away from its equilibrium position.
The vertical distance from the middle to the
highest (peak) or the lowest (valley) point.
What is the amplitude (A) on a
graph of simple harmonic motion?
The maximum distance the spring is
stretched or compressed from its equilibrium
What is the amplitude for a spring? position.
The maximum angle the pendulum moves
from its equilibrium position (the vertical).
What is the amplitude for a pendulum?
The time it takes to complete one cycle of something (like a repeated path).
What is period (T)? In other words, the time it takes to return to the same position.
The interval between 2 similar points on the
graph (for example, between 2 peaks or 2
What is the period (T) on a graph of
valleys).
simple harmonic motion?
What is frequency (f)? The number of cycles that occur in one second.
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