AP Physics C Mechanics: Unit – 6 – Oscillations Practice Test
AP Physics C Mechanics: Unit – 6 – Oscillations Practice Test
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Question 1 of 19
1. Question
A mass is attached to a spring, which is fixed to a wall. The mass is pulled away from the spring’s equilibrium point and is then released. At what point does the mass experience its maximum kinetic energy?
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Question 2 of 19
2. Question
A simple pendulum of length l swings at a radius r from a fixed point on the ceiling. As it moves, the pendulum creates an angle θ with the line that extends vertically downwards from the fixed point. At what angle does the mass attached to the pendulum have the highest kinetic energy?
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Question 3 of 19
3. Question
A pendulum of length L is suspended from the ceiling of an elevator. When the elevator is at rest the period of the pendulum is T. How does the period of the pendulum change when the elevator moves downward with constant acceleration?
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Question 4 of 19
4. Question
A simple pendulum and a mass oscillating on an ideal spring both have period T in an elevator at rest. If the elevator now moves downward at a uniform 2 m/s, what is true about the periods of these two systems?
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Question 5 of 19
5. Question
If both the mass of a simple pendulum and its length are doubled, the period will
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Question 6 of 19
6. Question
A 3 kg mass is attached to a spring that is attached to a wall. The mass is pulled 10 cm away from the spring’s equilibrium point and released. If the spring has a constant of 27
, what is the maximum velocity the mass will reach?
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Question 7 of 19
7. Question
A 10 kg mass is attached to a vertical spring that is hanging from a ceiling. The spring’s constant is 50
. How much will gravity stretch the spring?
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Question 8 of 19
8. Question
A 5.0 kg mass oscillates once. The total distance it travels is 1.5 m and it takes 4.0 s to travel that distance. What is its frequency of oscillation?
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Question 9 of 19
9. Question
A mass oscillates on a spring with period T. If the mass is doubled, what is the new period of oscillation?
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Question 10 of 19
10. Question
When a 0.350-kg package is attached to a vertical spring and lowered slowly, the spring stretches 12.0 cm. The package is now displaced from its equilibrium position and undergoes simple harmonic oscillations when released. What is the period of the oscillations?
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Question 11 of 19
11. Question
A ball swinging at the end of a massless string, as shown in the figure, undergoes simple harmonic motion. At what point (or points) is the magnitude of the instantaneous acceleration of the ball the greatest?
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Question 12 of 19
12. Question
A piano wire of linear mass density 0.0050
is under a tension of 1350 N. What is the wave speed in this wire?
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Question 13 of 19
13. Question
A 2.0 kg box is traveling at 5.0 m/s on a smooth horizontal surface when it collides with and sticks to a stationary 6.0 kg box. The larger box is attached to an ideal spring of force constant (spring constant) 150 N/m, as shown in the figure below. Find the frequency of the oscillations
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Question 14 of 19
14. Question
A 2.0 kg box is traveling at 5.0 m/s on a smooth horizontal surface when it collides with and sticks to a stationary 6.0 kg box. The larger box is attached to an ideal spring of force constant (spring constant) 150 N/m, as shown in the figure below. Find the period of the oscillations.
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Question 15 of 19
15. Question
If we double the frequency of a system undergoing simple harmonic motion, which of the following statements about that system are true?
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Question 16 of 19
16. Question
A mass is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 20
. The mass is moved 2 m from the spring’s equilibrium point. What is the total energy of the system?
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Question 17 of 19
17. Question
The speed of sound in steel is 5000 m/s. What is the wavelength of a sound wave of frequency 660 Hz in steel?
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Question 18 of 19
18. Question
A mass is attached to the ceiling by a spring and hangs vertically downward. The mass is stretched downward so its amplitude is A units from its equilibrium position. What is the distance the mass travels during one full oscillation
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Question 19 of 19
19. Question
A stretched string is observed to have four equal segments in a standing wave driven at a frequency of 480 Hz. What driving frequency will set up a standing wave with five equal segments?
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