Simple Pendulum

Student's Worksheet

Watch the videos and answer the following questions: 1. Describe the motions you saw in the videos? The periodic motion (or simple harmonic motion . 1 !. What are the forces that cause the motion of the child and the cloc"? 1#The gravitational force $g % mg. 1 !# The tension force T. &. The equipment in front of you is called a simple pendulum and it e'hibits a simple harmonic motion. The period of the pendulum is the time required to complete one complete cycle. (easure the period of the simple pendulum and record your reading. T%))))s. 1 *. Try to discover the factors that effect on the motion of the simple pendulum? Write you observation. 3 1# +ngle. 1 !# (ass of the bob. 1 &# ,ength of the pendulum. 1 -. +t a specific length. how is the period T is affected by a change in mass? The period is not affected by a change in mass of bob. 1 /. 0hange the length of the pendulum and record the period at the different lengths. Tabulate your results 5 D% ))).. m. 1 2% )......... m. 0.5

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1<.What should you do to the length of the string of a simple pendulum to double its period? The length of the string should be four times. 1 11.=ou are captured by (artians. ta"en into their ship. and put to sleep. =ou wa"e some time later and find yourself loc"ed in a small room with no windows. +ll the (artians have left you with is your digital watch. your school ring. and your long silver#chain nec"lace. >'plain how you can determine whether you are still on earth or have been transported to (ars? +ssuming the length of the silver chain is "nown. 6 suspend the ring in the silver chain to consists a simple pendulum. and then calculate the periodic (T by using the digital watch. ?y use the fundamental relationship of the pendulum 6 can calculate the value of the acceleration due to gravity (g . 6f the value of g is equal to 7.5 m9s! this means 6 am still on >arth. 1