Brawley High
SCIENCE LAB AP AP Physics 1
SHM Practice 1 Name
Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print
...
Brawley High
SCIENCE LAB AP AP Physics 1
SHM Practice 1 Name
Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print beyond your
school’s participation in the program is prohibited. Page 1 of 12
1.
A block of mass
spring constant on a horizontal surface is attached to a horizontal spring of negligible mass and
. The other end of the spring is attached to a wall, and there is negligible friction
between the block and the horizontal surface. When the spring is unstretched, the block is located at
. The block is then pulled to
and released from rest so that the block-spring system
. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the block and
oscillates between and
the direction of the net force exerted on the block when it is located at ?
A
Magnitude of Acceleration Direction of Net Force
Positive
B
Magnitude of Acceleration Direction of Net Force
Negative
C
Magnitude of Acceleration Direction of Net Force
Positive
D
Magnitude of Acceleration Direction of Net Force
Negative
AP Physics 1 Test Booklet
SHM Practice 1
Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print beyond your
school’s participation in the program is prohibited. Page 2 of 12
2.
In an experiment, one end of a string is attached to an object of mass , and the other end of the string is
secured so that the object is at rest as it hangs from the string. When the object is raised to a height above its
lowest point, the object undergoes simple harmonic motion. Data collected from the experiment is graphed
and linearized, as shown. What information from the graph can be used to determine the acceleration due to
gravity for an object that is released from rest near Earth’s surface and allowed to fall to the ground?
A The slope of the graph represents .
B The slope of the graph represents the quantity .
C The slope of the graph represents the quantity .
D
The graph cannot be used to determine the acceleration due to gravity for an object that is released from rest
and allowed to fall to the ground.
AP Physics 1 Test Booklet
SHM Practice 1
Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print beyond your
school’s participation in the program is prohibited. Page 3 of 12
A group of students must study the oscillatory motion of a pendulum. One end of a light string is attached to the
ceiling, and the other end of the string is attached to a mass hanger so that small disks of various masses may be
stacked on the hanger, as shown in the figure.
3. Students are provided with data in which an experiment was conducted to determine the relationship
between the length of the pendulum and the period of oscillation. The data include a pendulum of length
, for which it took for the pendulum bob to oscillate 10 times. However, the experiment was
conducted at a location that is not near Earth’s surface. The gravitational field strength where the experiment
was conducted is most nearly
A B C D
[Show More]