Physics 10 Ch-1 Simple Harmonic Motion and Waves-8

Physics 10 Ch-1 Simple Harmonic Motion and Waves-8

1. When was the first pendulum clock invented?

a) 1856
b) 1965
c) 1565
d) 1656

2. When Christian Huygens invented the first pendulum clock?

a) 1565
b) 1656

c) 1965

d) 1856

3. By whose work Huygens was impressed?

a) Isaac Newton
b) Galileo

c) Albert Einstein

d) F.M Wohler

4. Who developed the first clock that could accurately measure time?

a) French Isaac
b) Chinese Albert

c) Galileo

d) Christian Huygens

5. What force retards the motion of SHM in most systems?

a) Spring constant
b) Gravity force
c) Friction force

d) Resistors force

6. What is one practical application of damped motion?

a) Resistors

b) Thermos flask

c) Shock absorbers

d) Conductors

7. What are the oscillations of a system in the presence of some resistive force called?

a) Wave motion
b) Electromagnetic motion
c) Amplitude

d) Damped oscillations

8. What do waves require for travelling?
a) (a) Both b and c

b) (b) Oscillating source
c) (d) Circulating source
d) (c) Vibrating source

9. What do the disturbance in the form of ripples in tub produce?

a) Air waves

b) Air pressure
c) Water energy
d) Water waves

10. What is a disturbance in the medium which causes the particles of the medium to undergo vibratory motion called?

a) Air pressure

b) A vibration

c) Light
d) A wave

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