Oscillations written questions
Solve H2 Physics SHM, phase and energy questions and explain damping and resonance, with marking guidance for written calculations and graphs.
Learning goals
- Use oscillation quantities and describe free oscillations and their investigation.
- Relate displacement, velocity, acceleration and phase in simple harmonic motion.
- Identify and analyse simple harmonic motion using its defining equation and sinusoidal solutions.
- Describe kinetic–potential energy interchange in ideal simple harmonic motion.
- Compare light, critical and heavy damping and explain critical-damping applications.
- Distinguish free and forced oscillations, natural frequency and driving frequency.
- Interpret resonance response curves, damping effects and practical applications.
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