NAME : ________________________(_____) F.

6 Marks: _________/20
FORM SIX SELF-LEARNING ASSESSMENT 5 on OSCILLATION
Time allowed: 20 minutes
1. A particle is performing oscillation. State TWO necessary conditions about the acceleration of the particle
that the oscillation can be regarded as simple harmonic. (2 marks)

2. A particle of mass 0.1 kg is executing simple harmonic oscillation along a straight line with amplitude 1 m
and period T =  s as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2
–A O M A

(a) Find the angular frequency  of the motion in s-1. (1 mark)

(b) Complete the following table to show the speed and acceleration of the particle at A and O. Show your
calculation. (5 marks)

At the extreme A At the equilibrium point O

Speed
Acceleration
Force on particle

(c) Find the time, in terms of , required for the particle to move from A to M, which is the mid-point
between O and A. (2 marks)

3. Figure 3.1 shows a single mass-spring system consisting of a light spring of spring constant 4 N m -1 and
mass 2 kg.

Figure 3.1 4 Nm-1

2 kg

(a) The mass is initially pushed towards the right to 1 cm and then released.
(i) Calculate the period of the oscillation. (2 marks)

(ii) How does the period T change if (4 marks)

(I) the mass increases.

(II) the spring is initially stretched to a greater extent.

(III) a stiffer spring is used.

(IV) a heavier spring is used.

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(b) Sketch the time variation of the kinetic (solid line) and potential (dotted line) energy of the system in
Figure 3.2. Label the axis. (2 marks)
Energy / J

Figure 3.2

0 Time / s

(c) Sketch the variation of the kinetic (solid line) and potential (dotted line) energy of the system with
displacement in Figure 3.3. Label the axis. (2 marks)
Energy / J

Figure 3.3

displacement / m
0

End of assessment