AP®︎ Physics 1: Topic 7.4 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 7.4 of AP Physics 1 – Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators.
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Topic 7.4
Question 1 Easy
What is the potential energy of the cart-spring system, most nearly, when the cart is momentarily at rest at a turning point?
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Topic 7.4: Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators
Learning Objective: 7.4.A
Describe the mechanical energy of a system exhibiting SHM.
Essential Knowledge: 7.4.A.1
The total energy of a system exhibiting SHM is the sum of the system’s kinetic and potential energies. Relevant equation:
Essential Knowledge: 7.4.A.2
Conservation of energy indicates that the total energy of a system exhibiting SHM is constant.
Essential Knowledge: 7.4.A.3
The kinetic energy of a system exhibiting SHM is at a maximum when the system’s potential energy is at a minimum.
Essential Knowledge: 7.4.A.4
The potential energy of a system exhibiting SHM is at a maximum when the system’s kinetic energy is at a minimum.
Essential Knowledge: 7.4.A.4.i
The minimum kinetic energy of a system exhibiting SHM is zero.
Essential Knowledge: 7.4.A.4.ii
Changing the amplitude of a system exhibiting SHM will change the maximum potential energy of the system and, therefore, the total energy of the system. Relevant equation for a spring–object system:
