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What causes free vibrations in an oscillating system?

external periodic forces

the system being disturbed then allowed to vibrate naturally

friction forces

resonance with applied forces

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What is the term used to describe the external frequency applied to a system undergoing forced vibrations?

driving frequency

damping frequency

natural frequency

vibrational frequency

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When does resonance occur in an oscillating system?

when the driving frequency is much higher than the natural frequency

when the driving frequency is double the natural frequency

when damping forces balance the driving forces

when the natural and driving frequencies match

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Which of the following best describes the amplitude response at resonance?

there is a spike in amplitude at the natural frequency

there are no extremes in the amplitude response

the amplitude response is flat

the amplitude is at a global minimum

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What term describes the natural frequency of an oscillating system?

damping frequency

none of the above

frequency of free oscillation

external driving frequency

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Which of the following is NOT an example of resonance phenomena in everyday life?

organ pipes resonating at certain frequencies

pushing a swing at its natural frequency

A ball bouncing with no external forcing

wine glasses shattering from sound waves

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What causes the vibrations in an organ pipe exhibiting resonance?

self-sustained vibrations within the pipe walls

interference of longitudinal pressure waves

transverse waves reflecting inside the pipe

external air vibrations at the pipe openings

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What information can be obtained from graphs of amplitude response vs. frequency?

determination of natural frequencies

relative phase differences

presence of harmonics

locations of nodal points

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Which of the following does NOT exhibit resonance phenomena?

tuning forks vibrating from sound energy

mass-spring systems with no driving force applied

glass objects shattering from certain sound pitches

pipe organs resonating at certain frequencies

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List 3 examples of resonance phenomena seen in everyday life.

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Define resonance in an oscillating system.

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Give 2 features of free vibrations in oscillating systems.

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