the pendulum Flashcards
1
Q
what is a pendulum
A
a pendulum is mass (called a bob) swinging back and fourth on a string
2
Q
what a period is with regards with to a pendulum
A
a period is how long it takes for a pendulum to make one complete swing
3
Q
who was Galileo and what has he done
A
Galileo is a physicist who was supposedly the first person to discover that the pendulum does not depend on the angle of the swing. he also discovered four of Jupiter moons
4
Q
what does the time period of a pendulum depend on and what does it not depend on
A
it depends on the length but not on the mass of the bob or on the angle of the swing.
