Physics Honors Test

Simple Harmonic Motion

Describes any periodic motion 

Equilibrium

Considered the resting position. The force is equal to zero

Damping

Refers to the friction that slows down an object 

Restoring Force

The force that pushes and pulls an object

Amplitude

Maximum displacement from equilibrium

Period

One complete cycle of motion    

Frequency

Refers to the number of complete cycles through a certain amount of time 

Inertia

the tendency of an object to remain in motion. 

Yes

Does having more mass on a pendulum increase the inertia and force?

Yes

Will a longer pendulum have a longer period?

No

Does the mass on a pendulum affect the period of it?

Traverse Wave

A wave that moves up and down

Crest

the highest point above the equilibrium

Trough

The lowest point below equilibrium

Wavelength

the distance between two adjacent similar points of a wave, such as from crest to crest or trough to trough

Where one end of a spring is fixed and the free end is pushed and pulled back and forth.

Longitudinal Wave

Solids, gasses

Sound waves travel the fastest through _______ and the slowest through ________

Yes

Do light waves travel faster than sound waves in air?

See the lightning first

When there is a thunderstorm, do we see the lightning first or hear the thunder first?

Three

How many directions do sound waves travel in?

Wavefronts

Sound waves are spherically shaped waves called:

The Doppler Effect

The increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move towards (or away from) each other.

Less, compressed

With a higher frequency, the wavelength becomes ______… so the sound gets ____

Relative motion

The ______ _____ creates a change in the wavelength

Close, far

The frequency is highest when ________ and lowest when _____

4π²m divided by

T²

What is the formula for finding the spring constant of a spring?