Name: Making Your Own Sundial
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 15 s
Description: Sundial is a device that tells the time of day by sunlight, how time can be evaluated by a sundial and how it works. Let's learn in the video.

Question

Explain length, oscillation, amplitude and time period with reference to a simple pendulum.

Accepted Answer

A simple pendulum is an instrument to measure the time. A simple pendulum is characterised by the following parameters-

i) length- It is the distance between the point of suspension to the centre of the bob.

ii) oscillation- One complete to and fro motion of the pendulum bob from the point of suspension is called an oscillation.

iii) amplitude-The distance between the extreme and the mean position or the maximum displacement of the bob from the mean position, on either side, is called the amplitude.

iv) time period-The time required by the pendulum bob to finish one complete oscillation is called the time period.

Explain length, oscillation, amplitude and time period with reference to a simple pendulum.

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