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Unit Test — Unit test

Question 35 • 26-27 LISD TX-Physics B-CR (rev. 5/25)

Which demonstrates simple harmonic motion?

Answer
A
a player dribbling a basketball
B
a chandelier swinging from the ceiling
C
a lion pacing the length of a cage
D
a spring compressed in a ballpoint pen

Explanation

Simple harmonic motion is a repeated back-and-forth motion around an equilibrium position, with a restoring force that pulls the object toward that position. A chandelier swinging through a small angle approximates this motion. A compressed spring held still is not moving, and the other choices do not describe regular oscillations about an equilibrium point.

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