HARMONIC MOTION

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Whats Next?
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HARMONIC MOTION

• Motion that repeats in a cycle

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OSCILLATOR

• Objects or systems that make harmonic motion

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CYCLE

• Unit of motion that repeats over and over

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PERIOD

• TIME IT TAKES TO COMPLETE ONE FULL CYCLE

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AMPLITUDE

• DESCRIBES THE SIZE OF THE CYCLE

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DAMPING

• Gradual loss of amplitude of an oscillator

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FREQUENCY

• Number of cycles per second

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Variables That Affect the Pendulum

• Mass
• Amplitude
• String Length

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Mass Data Table
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UNITS

• Period seconds, minute, hour
• Frequency hertz
• Mass kilogram, gram
• Amplitude meter, centimeter,
• degree