Answer to Question #286025 in Physics for Cathastrophy

Question

Activity Direction: Place a raisin or marshmallow on the end of a stick of spaghetti. Shake your hands back and forth to make the pasta/raisin system oscillate.

Materials: Pasta and Raisins/Marshmallows

A. Does the period depend on the mass?

B. Does the period depend on the length?

Answer the following questions on a separate paper.

• a) Do you think this system motion would fall under the classification of simple harmonic motion? Provide as much evidences as you can for your answer.

•

• b) Do your answers to A and B above matches a spring/mass system or a pendulum? How so?

•

• c) Do you think this system can be modeled as pendulum, spring, or neither? What are your reasons for each?

Answer 1

Dear Cathastrophy, your question requires a lot of work, which neither of our experts is ready to perform for free. We advise you to convert it to a fully qualified order and we will try to help you. Please click the link below to proceed: Submit order