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Q8.
1. Diagram 8.1 below shows an experiment is carried out to find the relationship
between the length of a pendulum and the period of oscillations .
string
retort stand
pendulum
Diagram 8.1
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i. Manipulated variable:………………………………………………
Length of
pendulum(cm) 20 40 60 80 100
Time taken for 1
oscillations (sec) 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
Table 8.1
i) What is the length of the pendulum that has the fastest swing.
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ii) What is the length of the pendulum that has the slowest swing.
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d( i) Based on the table above , plot a graph
Time (s)
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
0 20 40 60 80 100
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(ii) If the length of the pendulum is 50cm ,predict the time taken to complete one
oscillation.
P R
Diagram 8.1(b)
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Q8.
2. A group of student carried out an experiment to study the relationship between the
length of pendulum and the period of the pendulum swings. Diagram 8.2 shows the
apparatus set up of the experiment. In this experiment, the pendulum of different
length is used. The period for ten complete swings is recorded for the respective
lengths of the pendulum.
string
Retort stand
Pendulum
bob
Diagram 8.2
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(a ) Record the period for then complete swings for the respective length of the
pendulum in the spaces provided.
Length of pendulum = 10 cm
= 10.0 seconds
Length of pendulum = 20 cm
= ………………… seconds
Length of pendulum = 30 cm
= ……………… seconds
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Length of pendulum = 40 cm
= ……………… seconds
Length of pendulum = 50 cm
= ……………… seconds
( 2 marks )
( b ) Complete Table 8.2 by recording the period for 10 complete swings. Then
,calculate
the period for one complete swing.
Length of the pendulum Period for ten complete Period for one complete
( cm ) swing ( s ) swing ( s )
10 10.0 1.0
20
30
40
50
Table 8.2
( 2 marks )
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(c) Based on Table 8.2, plot a graph for the period of one complete swing against the
length of the pendulum.
Time (s)
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0 10 20 30 40 50
d) Based on the graph, state the relationship between the length of the pendulum
and the period of the pendulum swing.
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(e) State the variables involved in this experiment.
Manipulated variable
Responding variable
Constant variable
( 3 marks)
( f ) Based on the graph ,predict the period for one complete swing if the pendulum with
a length of 25 cm is used in the experiment.
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( 1 mark )
Q8.
3. Diagram 8.3 shows a scene at the playground. The three children on the swings
are trying to solve a problem of who can swing faster. One child suggests that
the length affects the time taken while another child thinks that it has to do with
their mass.
Diagram 8.3
(a) Based on your observation in Diagram 8.1, state the difference in the time taken by
the child in P, Q and R can swing fastest.
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( 1 mark )
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(b) What inference can be made based on the Diagram 8.3?
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( 1 mark )
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( 1 mark)
(d) Diagram 8.3 shows an activity planned to investigate how the length of a simple
pendulum affects its swing. In Diagram 8.4, the pendulum bob is pulled to point A
and released so that it swings to B and C.
A
( 1 mark )
(e) State the variables involved in this activity.
Manipulated variable
Responding variable
( 2 mark )
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(f) Based on Diagram 8.4, record the readings of the stopwatch in Table 8.5.
( 2 marks )
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(g) Based on Table 8.5, draw a graph of time taken or one swing against length of
string.
( 2 mark )
(h) Predict the time taken for one swing when the length of the string is 20 cm.
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(i) Based on the graph, state the relationship between the length of the string and the
time taken for one swing?
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( 1 mark )
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