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Periodic and oscillatory

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Left
Periodic only
Items
  1. Region
    Periodic only
    Item
    Planet orbit
  2. Region
    Periodic only
    Item
    Circular motion
  3. Region
    Oscillatory
    Item
    Swinging bob
  4. Region
    Oscillatory
    Item
    Mass on spring
  5. Region
    both
    Item
    Repeats in time
  6. Region
    both
    Item
    Has a period
Right
Oscillatory
Instructions
Drop each motion into where it belongs.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Ch 13 'Oscillations'_

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Name the symbol

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Questions
  1. Answer
    Amplitude
    Question
    The symbol A in the displacement expression
  2. Answer
    Angular frequency
    Question
    The symbol omega in the displacement expression
  3. Answer
    Phase constant
    Question
    The symbol phi in the displacement expression
  4. Answer
    Period
    Question
    The smallest time after which motion repeats
Choices
  1. Amplitude
  2. Angular frequency
  3. Phase constant
  4. Period
Instructions
Stop the bar on the quantity the clue describes.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Ch 13 'Oscillations'_

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One word is wrong

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Questions
  1. Statement parts
    1. Every
    2. periodic
    3. motion
    4. is
    5. oscillatory
    Correction
    oscillatory motion is periodic
    Incorrect part
    periodic
  2. Statement parts
    1. The
    2. restoring
    3. force
    4. points
    5. away
    6. from
    7. centre
    Correction
    towards
    Incorrect part
    away
  3. Statement parts
    1. Total
    2. energy
    3. of
    4. an
    5. oscillator
    6. changes
    7. with
    8. time
    Correction
    is independent of
    Incorrect part
    changes
  4. Statement parts
    1. Frequency
    2. must
    3. always
    4. be
    5. an
    6. integer
    Correction
    need not
    Incorrect part
    always
Instructions
Tap the single word that makes the sentence false.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Ch 13 'Oscillations'_

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