Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Simple Harmonic Motion
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Simple Harmonic Motion
An object is released from rest. A pendulum clock is utilized to...
An object is released from rest. A pendulum clock is utilized to measure both the time it takes to fall through a distance and the speed of the object as it covers this distance. The complete apparatus is subsequently transported to the moon, where the experiment is performed again.
Options
- AThe measured speeds are identical.
- BThe actual times of the fall are equal.
- CThe actual speeds are equal.
- DThe measured times are identical.
Correct answer
D. The measured times are identical.
Step-by-step solution
The actual time of fall is given by .
The time period of a pendulum clock is .
The measured time is proportional to the number of oscillations the pendulum makes during the fall, which is .
Since is independent of the acceleration due to gravity , the measured times are identical on the Earth and the Moon.
The actual speed of the object after falling a distance is , which depends on . Thus, the actual speeds are different.
The measured speed is calculated using the measured time. Since the measured time and the distance are identical in both cases, the measured speeds are also identical.
The time period of a pendulum clock is .
The measured time is proportional to the number of oscillations the pendulum makes during the fall, which is .
Since is independent of the acceleration due to gravity , the measured times are identical on the Earth and the Moon.
The actual speed of the object after falling a distance is , which depends on . Thus, the actual speeds are different.
The measured speed is calculated using the measured time. Since the measured time and the distance are identical in both cases, the measured speeds are also identical.