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Exam Questions On Simple Harmonic Motion

This document contains questions related to simple harmonic motion (SHM) for both standard and higher-level physics students. It includes calculations for mass, pendulum length, and various properties of oscillations such as period, phase difference, and energy. Additionally, it references specific questions from pages 276-278 and 284 for further study.

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Exam Questions On Simple Harmonic Motion

This document contains questions related to simple harmonic motion (SHM) for both standard and higher-level physics students. It includes calculations for mass, pendulum length, and various properties of oscillations such as period, phase difference, and energy. Additionally, it references specific questions from pages 276-278 and 284 for further study.

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Name: ______________________ Date: ___________

Chapter 12 - Simple harmonic motion (SHM)


SL/HL questions

1. A mass is performing simple harmonic oscillations at the end of a spring of spring constant
𝑘 = 240 Nm−1 . The period of oscillation is 1.2 s. What is the mass?

2. What is the length of a pendulum of period 1.2 s:


i) on the moon
ii) on earth

3. The following figure shows the variation with displacement of the acceleration of a particle that is
performing oscillations.

a) How is it known that the particle is performing oscillations?


b) Why are the oscillation not simple harmonic?

4. Look at the following figure:

a) Describe the motion of the object undergoing blue oscillation.


b) What is the period of each of the oscillations (red and blue)?
c) What is the phase difference between the two oscillations?
d) What is the angular frequency of each oscillation?
e) What is the amplitude?
f) When is the velocity maximum for the first time for the blue oscillation?
g) What is the magnitude of the maximum acceleration?
h) What is the acceleration of a point on the blue curve at 𝑡 = 1 s?
g*) Would you be able to draw the (𝑣, 𝑡) and (𝑎, 𝑡) graph for the red oscillation?

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5. The graph shows the variation with time of the velocity of a particle undergoing SHM.

a) Estimate to one significant figure the amplitude of the displacement, explaining your reasoning.
b) Mark with letter M a point where the acceleration is positive and a maximum.
c) Mark with the letter E, a point where the particle is passing through the equilibrium position.
d) At 𝑡 = 1.0 s, is the displacement positive, negative or zero?

6. The following graph shows the variation with displacement of the acceleration of a particle of mass
𝑚 = 0.150 kg.

a) Explain why the particle undergoes SHM.


b) Find the amplitude of the oscillation.
c) Find the maximum net force acting on the particle.
d) Find the total energy of the particle.
e) *HL only: Find the maximum velocity of the particle during the oscillation.

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7. The following graph shows the variation with displacement of the kinetic energy of a particle with
mass 𝑚 = 0.40kg , performing SHM at the end of a spring.

Use the graph to determine:


i. The total energy of the particle.
ii. The maximum speed of the particle.
iii. The amplitude of the motion
iv. The potential energy when the displacement is 2.0 cm.
v. On the graph, draw with a line of different color, the potential energy of the particle.

8. The following graph shows the variation with time 𝑡 of the kinetic energy 𝐸𝐾 of a particle of mass
𝑚 = 0.25 kg that is undergoing SHM at the end of a spring with spring constant, 𝑘 = 110 Nm−1.

a) Determine the period.


b) What is the potential energy at 𝑡 = 0.2 s.
c) What is the displacement of the particle at 0.2 s.
d) What is the total energy of the particle.
e) Find the amplitude of the oscillation.

HL questions
In addition to what we have previously covered (from questions and theory), you should also be able to:
answer the following questions
page 276-278, Questions:17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29
page 284, Questions 37 to 41

and go over the worked examples of Chapter 12.

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