Oscillations Flashcards
1
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Define Displacement
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2
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Define amplitude
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3
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Define period
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4
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Define frequency
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5
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Define angular frequency
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6
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Define phase difference
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7
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Explain when simple harmonic motion occurs.
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8
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State the 2 equations for a in shm
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9
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State the two equations for velocity.
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10
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Describe the interchange between kinetic and potential energy during simple harmonic motion
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11
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State the formula for total kinetic energy of a system
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12
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Explain why a resistive force acting on an oscillating system causes damping
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13
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What do the terms light, critical and heavy mean in terms of damping
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14
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Explain why resonances involves a maximum amplitude of oscillations and why it it occurs when an oscillating system is forced to oscillate at its natural frequency.
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