Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the de nition of kinetic energy?

• A) Energy resulting from chemical reactions
• B) Energy due to an object’s motion
• C) Energy stored in an object at height
• D) Energy from temperature change
2. What is the de nition of potential energy?
• A) Energy due to an object’s motion
• B) Energy stored in an object due to its position
• C) Energy from chemical reactions
• D) Energy from temperature change
3. In the work-energy theorem, work done on an object is equal to its change in:
• A) Potential energy
• B) Kinetic energy
• C) Thermal energy
• D) Chemical energy
4. What is the formula for calculating work done?
• A) W = F \times t
• B) W = F \times d
• C) W = m \times g
• D) W = m \times a
5. Which of the following describes simple harmonic motion?
• A) Motion that repeats at irregular intervals
• B) Motion that does not repeat
• C) Motion that repeats in a regular cycle
• D) Motion with increasing amplitude
6. The period of a simple harmonic oscillator is:
• A) The time it takes to complete one cycle
• B) The maximum displacement from equilibrium
• C) The force exerted on the oscillator
• D) The frequency of oscillation
7. The natural frequency of an oscillator is represented by:
• A) \phi
• B) A
• C) \omega_0
• D) T
8. In the absence of external forces, the total mechanical energy of a simple harmonic oscillator:
• A) Decreases over time
• B) Increases over time
• C) Remains constant
• D) Is zero
9. Which of the following is a characteristic of a spring pendulum?
• A) It oscillates under the in uence of gravitational force alone
• B) It oscillates under the in uence of elastic force
• C) It does not oscillate
• D) It only oscillates in liquids
10. The amplitude of oscillation is:
• A) The average value of displacement
• B) The highest value of displacement
• C) The lowest value of displacement
• D) The initial phase of oscillation
11. What determines the phase of oscillation at a given time?
• A) Amplitude
• B) Initial phase and angular frequency
• C) Damping coe cient
• D) Resonance frequency
12. The energy in simple harmonic motion is alternately:
• A) Kinetic and thermal
• B) Potential and chemical
• C) Kinetic and potential
• D) Mechanical and thermal
13. The formula x(t) = A \cos(\omega t + \phi) represents:
• A) Velocity in harmonic motion
• B) Displacement in harmonic motion
• C) Acceleration in harmonic motion
• D) Force in harmonic motion
14. Which term describes the restoring force in a spring?
• A) Damping force
• B) Frictional force
• C) Elastic force
• D) Gravitational force
15. What happens to the total mechanical energy in the absence of damping?
• A) It increases
• B) It decreases
• C) It remains constant
• D) It becomes zero
16. In harmonic motion, what is the relationship between kinetic and potential energy?
• A) They are always equal
• B) They are inversely proportional
• C) Their sum is constant
• D) Their sum is zero
17. What does the initial phase \phi indicate?
• A) The maximum displacement
• B) The initial angle of displacement
• C) The initial energy of the system
• D) The time at which displacement is zero
18. When is the potential energy maximum in harmonic motion?
• A) At the equilibrium position
• B) At the maximum displacement
• C) At the midpoint of oscillation
• D) At zero displacement
19. What is the unit of frequency?
• A) Newton
• B) Joule
• C) Hertz
• D) Pascal
20. What is the relationship between period T and frequency f ?
• A) T = 2\pi f
• B) T = f
• C) T = \frac{1}{f}
• D) T = \frac{2\pi}{f}
21. In the context of oscillations, what does \omega represent?
• A) Angular frequency
• B) Linear speed
• C) Force constant
• D) Mass
22. What kind of system exhibits simple harmonic motion?
• A) A pendulum at small angles
• B) A projectile
• C) An object in free fall
• D) A rotating disc
23. How does the period of a pendulum change with length?
• A) It decreases as the length increases
• B) It increases as the length decreases
• C) It increases as the length increases
• D) It is independent of the length
24. The force exerted by a spring is given by:
• A) Hooke’s law
• B) Newton’s law
• C) Coulomb’s law
• D) Bernoulli’s principle
25. In a mass-spring system, if the mass is doubled, what happens to the period of oscillation?
• A) It doubles
• B) It halves
• C) It remains the same
 • D) It increases by a factor of \sqrt{2}
26. What kind of energy conversion occurs during the oscillation of a pendulum?
• A) Thermal to mechanical
• B) Potential to kinetic and vice versa
• C) Chemical to electrical
• D) Kinetic to thermal
27. What happens to the frequency if the sti ness of a spring is increased?
• A) It decreases
• B) It increases
• C) It remains the same
• D) It becomes zero
28. In damped harmonic motion, what happens to the amplitude over time?
• A) It increases
• B) It decreases
• C) It remains constant
• D) It oscillates
29. What is the e ect of damping on the natural frequency of a system?
• A) It increases the natural frequency
• B) It decreases the natural frequency
• C) It has no e ect
• D) It makes the frequency zero
30. Which of the following describes the condition for resonance?
• A) The driving frequency equals the natural frequency
• B) The driving frequency is half the natural frequency
• C) The driving frequency is twice the natural frequency
• D) The driving frequency is zero

Answers

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. C
16. C
17. B
18. B
19. C
20. C
21. A
22. A
23. C
24. A
25. D
26. B
27. B
28. B
29. B
30. A