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Pendulum
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3. Topic 1 $100 The force that pulls the pendulum bob downward.
What is gravity ?

4. Topic 1 $200 Name given to the weight that swings at the end of the pendulum.
What is the bob ?

5. What is the rest position or equilibrium?
Topic 1 $300 The name given to the position the pendulum is in when it is not moving.
What is the rest position or equilibrium?

6. Topic 1 $400 As the length of a pendulum increases the frequency does this.
What is decreases ?

7. Topic 1 $500 As the length of a pendulum increases the period does this.
What is increases?

8. Topic 2 $100 The point from which the pendulum hangs.
What is pivot point ?

9. Topic 2 $200 The height of the pendulum swing.
What is amplitude?

10. Topic 2 $300 The distance from the middle of the bob to the pivot point.
What is length ?

11. What is potential energy to kinetic energy?
Topic 2 $400 The pendulum is an excellent example of the conversion of these energies.
What is potential energy to kinetic energy?

12. Topic 2 $500 The only variable that will affect the frequency and period of a pendulum.
What is length ?

13. Topic 3 $100 Name given to the round trip of the bob - over and back.
What is cycle or vibration ?

14. Topic 3 $200 The distance the pendulum is pulled back from the resting position.
What is displacement?

15. What is simple harmonic motion?
Topic 3 $300 Name given to the type of motion displayed by the pendulum.
What is simple harmonic motion?

16. Topic 3 $400 The force that slows the pendulum down.
What is friction ?

17. Topic 3 $500 The Length you would use if you were making a pendulum for a clock.
What is .25m ?

18. Topic 4 $100 The scientist who originally worked on Pendulums.
Who was Galileo ?

19. Topic 4 $200 It’s the speed gravity accelerates objects on earth.
What is 9.8 meters per second squared ?

20. Topic 4 $300 The energy of all moving objects.
What is kinetic energy?

21. Topic 4 $400 If Pendulum A has a period of 4s
Topic 4 $400 If Pendulum A has a period of 4s. & Pendulum B has a period of 3 s. It’s the one that is longer.
What is Pendulum A ?

22. Topic 4 $500 It’s what happens to the frequency of a pendulum if you make the length shorter.
What is increases ?

23. Topic 5 $100 The label given to frequency that means “cycles per second”.
What is Hertz ?

24. Topic 5 $200 A suitable label for the period of the pendulum.
What is seconds ?

25. Topic 5 $300 The way a pendulum stores potential energy.
What is by position ?

26. Topic 5 $400 It’s what happens to the period of a pendulum if you make the length shorter.
What is decreases ?

27. Topic 5 $500 An astronaut lands on a planet and finds a 2m pendulum with a frequency of 0.10hz. Is the planet larger or smaller than earth.
What is smaller ?