Fill the board with oscillation terms

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Magnitude of the maximum displacement from the mean position

   Item

   Amplitude

2. Clue

   Least time after which the motion repeats itself

   Item

   Period

3. Clue

   Number of oscillations per unit time

   Item

   Frequency

4. Clue

   SI unit standing for one oscillation per second

   Item

   Hertz

5. Clue

   Two pi over the period, measured in radians per second

   Item

   Angular freq

6. Clue

   The full time dependent argument of the cosine, ωt plus φ

   Item

   Phase

7. Clue

   Value the phase takes at time zero

   Item

   Phase constant

8. Clue

   Equilibrium point where no net external force acts on the body

   Item

   Mean position

9. Clue

   Friction and other dissipative causes that bring a swing to rest

   Item

   Damping

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it names. Land three in a row to win.

Explanation