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greetings.a pendulum has both kinetic and potential energy at one point.when the pendulum is at its highest point it has potential energy.it has kinetic energy when the ball of the pendulum is right in the middle.get it?
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Why don't pendulum clocks work at sea?
why pendulum clocks dont work at sea
How does the Foucault pendulum work?
The Foucault Pendulum experiment proves that the Earth rotates beneath the pendulum, which proved that the Earth rotates. If one were to make a pendulum on the equator it would not work because it doesnt rotate at that point of the Earth.
What is effect on time period of simple pendulum at centre of earth?
At the center of the Earth there would be no effective gravity; a pendulum wouldn't work as a pendulum.
Does the string that supports a pendulum bob do work on the bob as it swings to and fro?
No. Work is force times displacement. Even though the pendulum moves, it has zero displacement in the direction of the force imparted by the string.
Is the ending and starting height of the pendulum exactly the same?
No, the swing of the pendulum will never carry it back quite as high as it was when it started. The pendulum must work against air resistance, and so a little bit of momentum is lost with every swing. Even if the pendulum operated in a vacuum, there would still be some tiny amount of friction at the point where the pendulum is attached to its frame. The swing of a pendulum is never 100% efficient. So the pendulum will run down.
Why doesn't a pendulum keeps on swinging forever?
Most pendulums are operated by a spring, when the spring looses its tention it can no longer keep the pendulum swinging. Others may work on a different system but the system in not perpetual and will loose its ability to keep the pendulum swinging. As a point of interest you canot use a pendulum in space.
Why doesn't a pendulum keep swinging forever?
Most pendulums are operated by a spring, when the spring looses its tention it can no longer keep the pendulum swinging. Others may work on a different system but the system in not perpetual and will loose its ability to keep the pendulum swinging. As a point of interest you canot use a pendulum in space.
Why a compound pendulum is called equivalent simple pendulum?
Compound pendulum is a physical pendulum whereas a simple pendulum is ideal pendulum. The difference is that in simple pendulum centre of mass and centre of oscillation are at the same distance.
Why wouldn't a pendulum clock wouldn't work properly on the moon?
Because there is very little gravity there and so everything is lighter, meaning the pendulum would not swing the way it does on Earth.
Is the pendulum still used today?
yes the pendulum is still used today as long as your talking about those that talk to angels yes because i use one and they pretty much work and its real sooo... k yes +++= Yes, the pendulum is still used, mainly in the many old clocks still in use, that are regulated by a pendulum.
How does each part of the pendulum work?
A pendulum could be almost anything, even a soap on a string. They're not picky, so I can't really say I know how each part works.
Why didn't navigators on sailing ships just use a pendulum clock to keep time?
Pendulum clocks have a pendulum that moves, so on a moving ship the clock would not work right. The ships movement would throw off the clock telling the right time.
