Description : A slow-running pendulum clock can be speeded up by--------? A. Increasing the length of the rod B. Increasing the weight of the bob C. Reducing the length of the rod (Answer) D. Reducing the weight of the bob
Last Answer : C. Reducing the length of the rod (Answer)
Description : A clock with a second pendulum is gaining 5 minutes a day. To correct it a.The eccentricity of bob with pendulum should be decreased b.The length of the pendulum should be decreased c.The ... .The length of the pendulum should be increased e.The eccentricity of bon with pendulum should be increased
Last Answer : d. The length of the pendulum should be increased
Description : The cooling effect in a cooling tower can be speeded up by (A) Increasing the air velocity and area of exposed wet surface (B) Reducing the barometric pressure (C) Reducing the humidity of the air (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : If air resistance is neglected, at the mid-point of its swing, the acceleration of the bob of a simple pendulum along its path is always a.Increasing b.Zero c.A cycloid d.Decreasing e.A minimum but not equal to zero
Last Answer : d. Decreasing
Description : A particle is moving in Simple Harmonic Motion in a simple pendulum with some period of oscillation. Now in order to double the period of oscillation a.The length of pendulum should be quadrupled b.The ... length of pendulum should be reduced to one fourth e.The mass of the bob should be doubled
Last Answer : a. The length of pendulum should be quadrupled
Description : An ordinary clock loses time in summer. This is because (a) The length of the pendulum increases and time period increases (b) The length of the pendulum increases and time period decreases ... decreases and time period increases (d) The length of the pendulum decreases and time period decreases
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Under which circumstances will have zero velocity and be still accelerating? a.The bob of a simple pendulum when at its mean position b.107 dynes c.A steamer while taking a turn d.A ball at its highest point of its rise when thrown up e.Tyres of a stationary automobile
Last Answer : d. A ball at its highest point of its rise when thrown up
Description : A bob of simple pendulum oscillating in air is made to oscillate in oil. The time period will a.Increase b.Decrease c.Not change d.Decrease but reduction depends on viscosity of oil e.None of the above
Last Answer : a. Increase
Description : The bob of a conical pendulum undergoes ______
Last Answer : The bob of a conical pendulum undergoes ______ (A) Rectilinear motion in horizontal plane ( ... circle (D) Rectilinear motion in vertical circle
Description : What happens to the period of a pendulum if the mass of the bob is quadrupled? w) it is cut in half x) it stays the same y) it is doubled z) it is quadrupled
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- IT STAYS THE SAME
Description : For small oscillations, what happens to the period of a simple pendulum when the mass of the pendulum bob is doubled?
Last Answer : ANSWER: NOTHING or PERIOD IS UNAFFECTED
Description : The relationship between kinetic energy and the potential energy of a swinging pendulum bob is one of the following. Is it: w) kinetic energy is greater than potential energy x) kinetic ... kinetic energy is equal to potential energy z) kinetic energy plus potential energy equals a constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- KINETIC ENERGY PLUS POTENTIAL ENERGY EQUALS A CONSTANT
Description : In a torsion pendulum a.The body attached to the lower end of wire or rod must be elastic b.The clamp must be elastic c.The clamp must be elastic d.(A) and (B) above e.(A), (B) and (C) together
Last Answer : c. The clamp must be elastic
Description : Write the uses of following survey instruments i) Ranging Rod ii) Pegs iii) Cross-staff iv) Plumb bob
Last Answer : i) Ranging Rod : Ranging rod are used for ranging. ii) Pegs : Pegs are used for marking the positions of stations or terminals points of survey lines. iii) Cross-staff : It is used ... It is also used for accurate centering of the surveying instruments like theodolite, compass, plane table etc.
Description : What will be If a pendulum clock be taken from the earth to a revolving artificial satellite? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'It will stopaltogether'
Last Answer : answer:
Description : I have a Barwick Wall clock Model #4994. First, how old is it And second , what are the levers on the sides of the dial at 3 and 9 o'clock It has a pendulum?
Last Answer : minutes
Last Answer : Dutch scientist C. Hygens invented the pendulum clock
Description : A student measures time for 20 oscillations of a simple pendulum as 30 s. 32 s, 35 s and 31 s. 1f the minimum division in the measuring clock
Last Answer : A student measures time for 20 oscillations of a simple pendulum as 30 s. 32 s, 35 s and 31 s. 1f the minimum ... 1 (C) 32 2 (D) 32 5
Description : What will be If a pendulum clock be taken from the earth to a revolving artificial satellite?
Last Answer : It will stop altogether
Description : The SI standard of time is based on-------? A. the daily rotation of the earth B. the frequency of light emitted by Kr86 C. the yearly revolution of the earth about the sun D. a precision pendulum clock E. none of these (Answer)
Last Answer : E. none of these (Answer)
Description : Increasing the resonant frequency of an end-fed Marconi antenna can be done by A. adding a capacitor in series and reducing the physical length B. adding an inductor in series C. adding an inductor in series D. All of these
Last Answer : A. adding a capacitor in series and reducing the physical length
Description : In sewage treatment, its sedimentation is speeded up by commonly adding (A) Hydrochloric acid (B) Lime (C) Copper sulphate (D) Sodium sulphate
Last Answer : (B) Lime
Description : The electrons in the beam of a klystron are speeded up by a high dc potential applied to what elements?
Last Answer : The accelerator grid and the buncher grids.
Description : A production operative at a cheese factory discovered that the slicing process could be speeded up if the machine had a certain type of arm attached. He consulted the supervisor about purchasing one. The operative would be considered the A)user B)influencer C)buyer D)decider E)gatekeeper
Last Answer : A)user
Description : In this pendulum wave video (in details) by how much do the balls slow down with each arc?
Last Answer : This is a @PhinotPi question.
Description : There was a boy named Bob. Bob really loved apples. One time, he took a basket full of apples and ran to his house behind the owner of the apples. The owner saw Bob running back to his house and didn't ran after. Why? -Riddles
Last Answer : The basket of apples are free.
Description : The length of Seconds Pendulum is a.992 mm b.999 mm c.994 mm d.995 mm e.1000 mm
Last Answer : c. 994 mm
Description : The time `t` of a complete oscillation of a simple pendulum of length `l` is given by the equation `T=2pisqrt(1/g)` where `g` is constant. What is the
Last Answer : The time `t` of a complete oscillation of a simple pendulum of length `l` is given by the equation `T= ... error in `T` when `l` is increased by 1%?
Description : A simple pendulum consisting of a mass M attached to a string of length L is released from rest at an angle `alpha`. A pin is located at a distance l
Last Answer : A simple pendulum consisting of a mass M attached to a string of length L is released from rest at an angle `alpha` ... ^(-1) [(L cos alpha-l)/(L+l)]`
Description : The acceleration due to gravity is determined by using a simple pendulum of length l = (100 ± 0.1) cm. If its time period is T = (2 ± 0.01)
Last Answer : The acceleration due to gravity is determined by using a simple pendulum of length l = (100 ... the maximum percentage error in the measurement of g.
Description : Time period of a simple pendulum depends upon the length of pendulum (l) and acceleration due to gravity (g). Using dimensional analysis
Last Answer : Time period of a simple pendulum depends upon the length of pendulum (l) and acceleration due to ... expression for time period of a simple pendulum.
Description : What is a conical pendulum? Show that its time period is given by 2π √(l cos θ)/g, where l is the length of the string,
Last Answer : What is a conical pendulum? Show that its time period is given by 2π\(\sqrt{\frac{l\,cos\, ... the vertical and g is the acceleration due to gravity.
Description : What is the new period of the pendulumThe period of a pendulum is 1.4 seconds. The length of the pendulum is increased by a factor of 4.?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : If the length of a pendulum is doubled, its frequency of oscillation is changed by a factor of (a) 2 (b) √2 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/4
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : If the length of a simple pendulum is halved then its period of oscillation is - (1) doubled (2) halved (3) increased by a factor √ 2 (4) decreased by a factor √ 2
Last Answer : (4) decreased by a factor √ 2
Description : The formula to find the effective length of a simple pendulum is
Last Answer : T2 l g
Description : Natural frequency of simple pendulum is proportional to A. Length B. Acceleration due to gravity C. Both D. None
Last Answer : B. Acceleration due to gravity
Description : The time period of a simple pendulum does not depend upon the mass of the body suspended at the free end of the string. This statement is known as ___________ . (A) law of gravity (B) law of mass (C) law of isochronism (D) law of length
Last Answer : (B) law of mass
Description : The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6 meters per second squared. If a pendulum is whose length is 6.4 meters is placed on the moon, its period will be: w) 1.57 seconds x) 3.14 seconds y) 12.56 seconds z) 25.12 seconds
Last Answer : not real
Description : If the length of a simple pendulum is halved then its period of oscillation is (1) doubled (2) halved (3) increased by a factor root 2 (4) decreased by a factor root 2
Last Answer : decreased by a factor root 2
Description : An alarm clock runs 4 minutes slow every hour. It was set right 3 1/2 hours ago. Now another clock which is correct shows noon. In how many minutes, to the nearest minutes, to the nearest minute, will the alarm clock show noon? -Riddles
Last Answer : In 3 1/2 hours the alarm clock has become 14 minutes slow. At noon the alarm clock will fall behind approximently an additional minute. Its hands will show noon in 15 minutes.
Description : Mr. Grumper grumbles about bad time-keeping trains like everybody else. On one particular morning he was justified, though. The train left on time for the one hour journey and it arrived 5 minutes late. ... did on the morning journey, was the station clock fast or slow, and by how much? -Riddles
Last Answer : The station clock is 3 minutes fast. The morning journey took 65 minutes, and the evening journey therefore took 52 minutes, and the train arrived 57 minutes after it should have left, that is, 3 minutes early.
Description : The action of quinidine differs from that of digitalis in (a) Decreasing irritability of cardiac muscle (b) Preventing passage of impulses to the ventricle (c) Increasing irritability of heart muscle (d) Reducing conductivity (e) None of the above
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : The tendency of a petrol engine to knock increases by a. supercharging b. scavenging c. increasing the engine horse power d. reducing the spark advance
Last Answer : ANSWER a. supercharging
Description : Detergents dissolved in water help in cleaning clothes by A. Increasing the temperature of water B. Reacting chemically with dirt C. Reducing the surface tension of water D. Dissolving dirt
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : The relative saturation of a partially saturated mixture of vapour and gas can be increased by __________ of the mixture. (A) Reducing the total pressure (B) Increasing the total pressure (C) Reducing the temperature (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : The cooling effect in a cooling tower cannot be increased by (A) Increasing the air velocity over the wet surfaces (B) Reducing the humidity of entering air (C) Lowering the barometric pressure (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Pick out the wrong statement (A) A horizontal line on the humidity chart indicates the temperature changes at constant molal humidity (B) When water is cooled from 80 to 70°C by exposure ... & air cannot be increased by either reducing the mixture temperature or by increasing the total pressure
Last Answer : (D) Relative saturation of unsaturated mixture of water vapor & air cannot be increased by either reducing the mixture temperature or by increasing the total pressure