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FORM FOUR: Subtopic 5.2 Damping and Resonance 26. The period of one complete oscillation for a simple pendulum with a small angle of
Objective questions section oscillation depends on …
Year 1979 I the size of the bob II the angle of oscillation
III the mass of the bob IV the length of the pendulum
A. I, II, III only B. I, III only
C. II, IV only D. IV only
E. I, II, III, IV

Fig. 8
19. The hacksaw blade shown in Fig. 8 is given a small displacement and allowed to vibrate.
Which of the following amplitude-time graphs represents the vibration of this blade?
Year 1985
2. A pendulum clock is found to be slower than the standard clock. Which of the following
procedure can be used to correct it?
A. Replacing the bob of the pendulum with a bob of bigger mass
B. Making the pendulum oscillate with a bigger amplitude
C. Replacing the bob of the pendulum with a bob of smaller mass
D. Shortening the length of the pendulum by raising the bob
E. Lengthening the length of the pendulum by lowering the bob

Year 1986
25. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum increases if
I the mass of the bob is increased II the gravitational attraction increases
III the amplitude of oscillation is increased IV the length of the pendulum is increased
A. I, II, III only B. I, III only
C. II, IV only D. IV only
E. I, II, III, IV

Year 1988
13. A swing is swinging with natural frequency of f Hz. Resonance occurs if the external
force applied has a frequency of …
A. f Hz B. 2f Hz
C. 3f Hz D. 4f Hz
E. 5f Hz

Year 1989
Year 1983
13. All the following quantities are measured on Earth. Which quantity will not change in
value if it is measured again on the Moon? [Assume that the temperature on Earth same
as the temperature on the Moon.]
A. Period of vibration of a hacksaw blade vibrating horizontally
B. Period of vibration of a simple pendulum
C. Extension of a suspended spring Diagram 5
D. Friction force between two horizontal surfaces 12. Diagram 5 shows how the displacement of a wave changes with time when the wave
E. The falling time of a body through a fixed distance propagates through a fixed point. What is the effect on the frequency and the amplitude
of the wave as the time passes?
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Frequency of wave Amplitude of wave 27. Resonance in a transistor based radio receiver can occur by using a …
A. Increase No change A. variable capacitor B. transistor
B. Increase Decrease C. aerial D. diode
C. Decrease Increase
D. No change Increase Year 1995
E. No change Decrease 31. Among the following graphs which describe the oscillation of a simple pendulum if T is
the period of oscillation and l is the length of the simple pendulum?
Year 1992
26. A simple pendulum oscillates with small amplitude. The period of oscillation is
determined by measuring the time taken for 20 oscillations. The period of oscillation
can be reduced by decreasing …
I the mass of the bob II the number of oscillations counted
III the amplitude of oscillation IV the length of the bob’s string I II
A. I, II, III only B. I, III only
C. II, IV only D. IV only
E. I, II, III, IV

Year 1993
3. A simple pendulum of bob’s mass 50 g swings with period T seconds. What is the period III IV
of oscillation of the pendulum, in second, if the mass of the bob is added to 100 g? A. I and III only B. I and IV only
A. 2 T B. T C. II and III only D. II and IV only
C. 1 T D. ½ T
2 Year 1997
4. A vibrating system meets resonance when an external force is acted upon the system. At
this moment the system will …
A. vibrate with higher frequency. B. vibrate with maximum amplitude.
C. experience damping. D. stop vibrating.

Year 1998

Diagram 5
Diagram 6
14. Diagram 5 shows a simple pendulum with a length of 50 cm is fixed to the clamp of a
15. Diagram 6 shows a graph of amplitude against time for an oscillation of a hanging load
retort stand. A metal rod R is fixed so that the distance OR is 20 cm. When the pendulum
on a spring in air. Among the following graphs which is true as the hanging load on the
is released form X, the bob swings along path XYZ. Among the following statements
spring is oscillated in water?
which is not true?
A. The potential energy at X is the same as the potential energy at Z.
B. The kinetic energy at X is the same as the kinetic energy at Z.
C. The swinging time from X to Y is same as the swinging time from Y to Z.
D. The velocity is maxima when the bob is at Y.
A. B.
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If the experiment is repeated on the Moon, the frequency of vibration of the springs
A. increase B. decrease
C. remain unchanged

Year 2012
C. D.
32. Diagram 20 shows two identical tuning forks, X and Y, which are placed side by side.
Tuning fork X is struck to vibrate. Tuning fork Y then vibrates too.
32. An experiment is carried out to investigate the relationship between the mass of bob, m,
and the length, l, with the period of swing, T, of a simple pendulum. Among the
following graphs which shows the correct relationship?

I II Diagram 20
This effect is known as
A. pitch B. damping
C. resonance D. oscillation

Year 2016
III IV 28. Diagram 16 shows a Barton's pendulum. Pendulum Q is pushed to oscillate.
A. I and II only B. I and IV only
C. III and IV only D. I, II and III only

Year 2000
20. Among the followings which quantity keeps on decreasing when a system undergoes
damping?
A. Velocity B. Amplitude Diagram 16
C. Frequency D. Wavelength Pendulum S is found to oscillate with maximum amplitude because
A. the natural frequency of pendulum Q is equal to the natural frequency of pendulum S
Year 2004 B. the mass of pendulum Q is equal to the mass of pendulum S
30. A system is oscillating at its natural frequency without damping. C. pendulum Q transfers force to pendulum S
What happens to the total energy of the oscillating system? D. pendulum Q transfers energy only to pendulum S
A. It remains constant B. It decreases
C. It increases

Year 2011
34. Diagram 24 shows a trolley attached to two identical springs and vibrating horizontally.

Diagram 24
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Structured questions section 2. Diagram 2.1 shows a loaded spring oscillating vertically in water. The oscillating system
Year 1997 experiences damping.
Diagram 2.2 shows the displacement-time graph for the oscillating system.
a) Underline the correct answer in the bracket to complete the sentence below.
Damping is a situation which the (amplitude, wavelength) of the oscillation decreases.
[1 mark]
b) State one reason why damping occurs in the oscillating system. [1 mark]
c) Based on Diagram 2.2,
i) state the period of the oscillating system. [l mark]
ii) what is the frequency of the oscillating system? [1 mark]
d) What will happen to the period of the oscillating system when a heavier load is used?
[1 mark]
(i) (ii) (iii) Diagram 6 Year 2011
5. A spring of original length 40 cm is used as a cradle as shown in Diagram 6 (i). When 4. Diagram 4.1 shows six pendulums with different lengths being tied to a thread.
baby A of mass 4 kg is put into the cradle, it is found that the length of the spring
becomes 50 cm as shown in Diagram 6 (ii). When baby B is put into the same cradle,
replacing baby A, the length of the spring becomes 55 cm as shown in Diagram 6 (iii).
b) The cradle of baby A is swung with a small amplitude of frequency 0.04 Hz.
i) Calculate the time taken for 30 complete oscillations. [2 marks]

Diagram 4.1
Pendulum X is oscillated at a frequency of 2 Hz. The other pendulums start to oscillate
due to the oscillation of pendulum X.
a)i) Which pendulum will oscillate with the maximum amplitude? [1 mark]
ii) Give one reason for the answer in 4(a)(i). [1 mark]
Diagram 7 iii) Name the phenomenon based on the answer in 4(a)(i). [1 mark]
ii) On Diagram 7, sketch a graph of displacement against time for the oscillation of the b) Calculate the period of oscillation of pendulum X. [2 marks]
cradle if the cradle does not swing continuously. [2 marks] c) Pendulum X will stop oscillating after a few minutes.
c) If the cradle of baby B is swung same as the cradle of baby A, state the difference on On Diagram 4.2, sketch the displacement-time graph to show the damping process.
the pattern of the graph of amplitude against time for both cradles. [1 mark] [2 marks]
d) Suggest one way to obtain a non-stop swinging cradle. [1 mark]

Year 2010

Diagram 4.2
Year 2013
6c)i) What happens to the amplitude of oscillation of jigsaw blade after it oscillated for some
time? [1 mark]
Diagram 2.1 Diagram 2.2 ii) Give one reason for the answer in 6(c)(i). [1 mark]
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