Damped & Forced Oscillations

Q. A damped harmonic oscillator has a mass of 2 kg and a damping coefficient of 0.5 kg/s. What is the damping ratio if the spring constant is 8 N/m?
  • A. 0.25
  • B. 0.5
  • C. 1
  • D. 2
Q. A damped oscillator has a time constant of 3 seconds. What is the amplitude after 6 seconds if the initial amplitude is 10 m?
  • A. 2.5 m
  • B. 5 m
  • C. 7.5 m
  • D. 10 m
Q. A damped oscillator has a time constant of 3 seconds. What is the damping coefficient if the mass is 1 kg and the spring constant is 4 N/m?
  • A. 1.5 kg/s
  • B. 2 kg/s
  • C. 3 kg/s
  • D. 4 kg/s
Q. A forced oscillator has a mass of 3 kg and is driven by a force of 12 N at a frequency of 2 Hz. What is the amplitude of the oscillation if the damping coefficient is 0.1 kg/s?
  • A. 0.1 m
  • B. 0.2 m
  • C. 0.3 m
  • D. 0.4 m
Q. A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a damping coefficient of 0.3 kg/s. If the mass is 1 kg and the spring constant is 4 N/m, what is the damping ratio?
  • A. 0.1
  • B. 0.3
  • C. 0.5
  • D. 0.75
Q. A mass-spring system is subjected to a periodic force. If the amplitude of oscillation is 0.1 m and the frequency is 2 Hz, what is the maximum velocity of the mass?
  • A. 0.4 m/s
  • B. 0.2 m/s
  • C. 0.1 m/s
  • D. 0.8 m/s
Q. A mass-spring system is subjected to a periodic force. If the amplitude of the forced oscillation is 0.1 m and the damping coefficient is 0.2 kg/s, what is the maximum velocity of the oscillation?
  • A. 0.1 m/s
  • B. 0.2 m/s
  • C. 0.3 m/s
  • D. 0.4 m/s
Q. A mass-spring system oscillates with a frequency of 2 Hz. If the system is damped, what is the relationship between the damped frequency and the natural frequency?
  • A. Damped frequency is greater
  • B. Damped frequency is equal
  • C. Damped frequency is less
  • D. Damped frequency is unpredictable
Q. A mass-spring system oscillates with a natural frequency of 3 Hz. If a damping force is applied, what is the new frequency of oscillation if the damping ratio is 0.1?
  • A. 2.8 Hz
  • B. 2.9 Hz
  • C. 3.0 Hz
  • D. 3.1 Hz
Q. For a damped oscillator, what is the relationship between the natural frequency and the damped frequency?
  • A. Damped frequency is greater
  • B. Damped frequency is equal
  • C. Damped frequency is less
  • D. No relationship
Q. If a damped oscillator has a damping ratio of 0.5, what type of damping does it exhibit?
  • A. Underdamped
  • B. Critically damped
  • C. Overdamped
  • D. None of the above
Q. If a damped oscillator has a mass of 5 kg, a spring constant of 20 N/m, and a damping coefficient of 1 kg/s, what is the natural frequency of the system?
  • A. 1 Hz
  • B. 2 Hz
  • C. 3 Hz
  • D. 4 Hz
Q. If a forced oscillator is driven at a frequency much lower than its natural frequency, what happens to the amplitude?
  • A. Increases significantly
  • B. Decreases
  • C. Remains constant
  • D. Fluctuates
Q. If the amplitude of a damped oscillator decreases to half its value in 5 seconds, what is the damping ratio?
  • A. 0.1
  • B. 0.2
  • C. 0.3
  • D. 0.4
Q. If the damping ratio of a system is greater than 1, what type of damping is present?
  • A. Underdamped
  • B. Critically damped
  • C. Overdamped
  • D. Free oscillation
Q. If the natural frequency of a damped oscillator is 5 rad/s and the damping ratio is 0.2, what is the damped frequency?
  • A. 4.8 rad/s
  • B. 5 rad/s
  • C. 5.2 rad/s
  • D. 5.5 rad/s
Q. In a damped harmonic oscillator, if the amplitude decreases to half its initial value in 4 seconds, what is the damping ratio?
  • A. 0.25
  • B. 0.5
  • C. 0.75
  • D. 1.0
Q. In a damped harmonic oscillator, if the damping coefficient is increased, what happens to the time period of oscillation?
  • A. Time period increases
  • B. Time period decreases
  • C. Time period remains the same
  • D. Time period becomes zero
Q. In a damped harmonic oscillator, if the mass is doubled while keeping the damping coefficient constant, what happens to the damping ratio?
  • A. Doubles
  • B. Halves
  • C. Remains the same
  • D. Increases by a factor of √2
Q. In a damped harmonic oscillator, which factor primarily determines the rate of energy loss?
  • A. Mass of the oscillator
  • B. Spring constant
  • C. Damping coefficient
  • D. Frequency of oscillation
Q. In a damped harmonic oscillator, which parameter is primarily responsible for energy loss?
  • A. Mass
  • B. Spring constant
  • C. Damping coefficient
  • D. Driving force
Q. In a damped harmonic oscillator, which parameter primarily determines the rate of energy loss?
  • A. Mass of the oscillator
  • B. Spring constant
  • C. Damping coefficient
  • D. Driving force
Q. In a damped oscillator, if the energy decreases to 25% of its initial value in 10 seconds, what is the damping ratio?
  • A. 0.1
  • B. 0.2
  • C. 0.3
  • D. 0.4
Q. In a forced oscillation system, if the driving frequency is equal to the natural frequency, what phenomenon occurs?
  • A. Damping
  • B. Resonance
  • C. Phase shift
  • D. Destructive interference
Q. In a forced oscillation system, the driving frequency is 5 Hz and the natural frequency is 4 Hz. What is the ratio of the driving frequency to the natural frequency?
  • A. 0.8
  • B. 1
  • C. 1.25
  • D. 1.5
Q. In a forced oscillation system, what is the effect of increasing the amplitude of the driving force?
  • A. Decreases the amplitude of oscillation
  • B. Increases the amplitude of oscillation
  • C. Has no effect on amplitude
  • D. Causes the system to stop oscillating
Q. In a forced oscillation, if the amplitude is doubled while keeping the driving frequency constant, what happens to the energy of the system?
  • A. Increases by 2 times
  • B. Increases by 4 times
  • C. Remains the same
  • D. Decreases
Q. In a forced oscillation, if the amplitude is maximum, what can be said about the relationship between the driving frequency and the natural frequency?
  • A. Driving frequency is less
  • B. Driving frequency is equal
  • C. Driving frequency is greater
  • D. Driving frequency is unpredictable
Q. In a forced oscillation, if the amplitude of the oscillation is directly proportional to the driving force, what is the relationship called?
  • A. Hooke's Law
  • B. Newton's Law
  • C. Resonance
  • D. Steady state
Q. In a forced oscillation, the driving frequency is 2 Hz and the natural frequency of the system is 1.5 Hz. What is the ratio of the driving frequency to the natural frequency?
  • A. 0.5
  • B. 1
  • C. 1.33
  • D. 2
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