Frequency and Period #2

Practice Problems
Frequency and Period #2

Directions: On this worksheet you will examine properties of a simple pendulum, a vibration graph, and a graph of Period² vs Length.

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Question 1 During an experiment, data is collected on the vibrations of a simple pendulum. A graph of Period² vs Length is plotted and forms a linear graph with a slope of 3.83 and a y-axis intercept of 0.15. Use the fact that the numerical value of the slope represents 4π²/g to determine the value of gravity in the lab room.

10.31 m/sec²3.28 m/sec²10.77 m/sec²41.23 m/sec²

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Question 2 If the accepted value for gravity at sea level is 9.8 m/sec², what was the percent error for this group's experiment?

5.18%6.788%4.925%29.105%

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Question 3 According to the data summarized by the group's regression line in Question #1, determine the frequency of a pendulum that was 81 cm long?

0.0849 hz0.0568 hz0.307 hz0.555 hz

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Question 4 How would the period of a 32 cm pendulum compare to the period of the pendulum in Question #3?

It would be the same.It would be greater.It would be smaller.

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Question 5 What is meant by the term pendulum bob?

none of the four other statements listed is a correct answer.It represents the angle from which a pendulum is released.The mass attached to the end of a simple pendulum.It represents a synonym for a pendulum's frequency.It represents the pivot point from which a pendulum vibrates.

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Question 6 What would be the correct units to measure the slope of the regression line described in Question #1?

T²/Lsec²/mm/sec²L/T²

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Question 7 What is the frequency of a pendulum whose vibration graph is shown below if its 1st crest occured at t = 6.65 sec and its last crest occured at 53.65 seconds .

0.191 hz5.222 x 10⁰ hz0.170 hz0.168 hz5.875 x 10⁰ hz

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Question 8 Using the equation T = 2p SQRT(L/g) what would be the length of the pendulum in Question #7?

8.57 meters5.88 meter6.77 meter2.93 meter