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A child on a swing repeats the same motion at regular intervals. That motion is:Read the answer and worked solution →The time taken to complete one full oscillation is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The number of oscillations per unit time is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The range of human hearing is quoted as 20 Hz up to:Read the answer and worked solution →Sound used for scanning a fetus lies above the hearing range, so it is called:Read the answer and worked solution →A very common type of periodic motion is called simple harmonic:Read the answer and worked solution →In simple harmonic motion, the net force is proportional to displacement and acts in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest displacement from equilibrium during an oscillation is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A mass on a spring undergoes SHM because the spring obeys:Read the answer and worked solution →In undamped SHM, energy moves back and forth between potential and:Read the answer and worked solution →The total energy of a simple harmonic oscillator goes as the amplitude:Read the answer and worked solution →At maximum displacement on a spring, all the energy is stored as:Read the answer and worked solution →A point mass hanging on a light string forms a simple:Read the answer and worked solution →The period of a simple pendulum depends on gravity and on its:Read the answer and worked solution →For small swings, the period of a pendulum is nearly independent of:Read the answer and worked solution →Any object swinging as a pendulum that is not a point mass on a string is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A rigid body hung from a wire and twisted forms a:Read the answer and worked solution →Large physical pendulums are placed on top of tall buildings in order to reduce:Read the answer and worked solution →Truly undamped motion is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →A mass on a spring whose swing shrinks gradually is said to be:Read the answer and worked solution →The shock absorbers in a car are an example of a system that is:Read the answer and worked solution →A driven system takes energy in most easily at its:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the oscillation termsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the pendulum kindsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the oscillation gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the motion wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Spring or pendulumRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the oscillation ideasRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Oscillation bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A child on a swing repeats the same motion at regular intervals. That motion is:

  1. Periodic
  2. Pyramidal
  3. Peripheral
  4. Persuasive
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Correct answer: A. Periodic

1. The pattern comes back again and again. 2. The gap between repeats is fixed. 3. That motion is periodic. _Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 15, Oscillations._

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The time taken to complete one full oscillation is the:

  1. Pattern
  2. Period
  3. Pendant
  4. Portion
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Correct answer: B. Period

1. It is measured in seconds. 2. One complete swing defines it. 3. That time is the period. _Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 15, Oscillations._

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The number of oscillations per unit time is called the:

  1. Frequency
  2. Fragrance
  3. Fragility
  4. Formality
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Correct answer: A. Frequency

1. It counts events in one second. 2. It is the inverse of the period. 3. That count is the frequency. _Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 15, Oscillations._

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