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What is periodic motion ?

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A motion which repeats itself over and over again after a regular interval of time is called a periodic motion.
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Knowledge Check

  • Which of the following is a periodic motion ?

    A
    A swimmer completing one trip from on bank of a river to the other and back
    B
    A hydrogen molecule rotating about its centre of mass.
    C
    An arrow released from a bow
    D
    None of these.

  • Which one of the following is not a periodic motion ?

    A
    Rotation of the earth about its axis
    B
    A freely suspended bar' magnet displaced from its N-S direction and released,
    C
    Motion of hands of a clock,
    D
    An arrow released from a bow

  • Which of the following statement(s) is/are true ? I. Circular motion is a periodic motion. II. A satellite has a uniform circular motion always.

    A
    I is true
    B
    II is true
    C
    Both I and II are true
    D
    Neither I nor II is true
    • RESONANCE-SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION -Board Level Exercise
    1. What is periodic motion ?

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    2. What is oscillatory motion ?

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    3. Are all periodic motions oscillatory ?

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    4. What is meant by S.H.M. ?

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    5. Define amplitude of S.H.M. ?

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    6. Why the motion of a satellite around a planet cannot be taken as S.H.M...

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    7. Is oscillation of a mass suspended by a spring simple harmonic ?

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    8. Which of the following examples represent (nearly) simple harmonic mot...

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    9. Fill in the blanks using appropriate word from the list at the end of ...

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    10. A restoring force is a must for a body to execute S.H.M Explain, why

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    11. A man is standing on a platform moving up and down as a S.H.M. will th...

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    12. An air chamber of volume V has a neck area of cross section A into whi...

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    13. Show that for a particle in linear S.H.M., the average kinetic energy ...

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    14. A man with a wrist watch on his hands fall from the top of a tower. Do...

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    15. Time period of a particle in SHM depends on the force constant k and m...

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    16. Figure a) shows a spring of force constant k clamped rigidly at once e...

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    17. What is a simple pendulum? Find an expression for the time period and ...

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    18. Answer the following questions: (a) The motion of a simple pendulum ...

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    19. A simple pendulum of length l and having a bob of mass M is suspended ...

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    20. Define resonance.

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