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What is the pendulum used for?
the pendulum is used to tell time
Information of time-measuring devices?
There are several types of time measuring devices. These include a clock, hourglass, sundial, pendulum clock, and a water clock.
Why is a pendulum important?
A pendulum isn't needed to illustrate gravity, and is seldom used for that purpose.It's much easier to illustrate gravity by dropping a book on the floor.But a pendulum is a very useful means of measuring the value of gravity in a place,because the time that a pendulum takes to swing back-and-forth once is very closelyconnected to the local value of gravity. It doesn't depend on the weight of the thinghanging at the end of the string at all ... only on the length of the string and the localvalue of gravity.
Which instrument can be used to measure the time taken for the pendulum to make 20 oscillations?
A stopwatch could be used.
Why is the countdown method used when timing oscillations?
To reduce action time error and also to get in time with the rhythm of the pendulum.
What is the pendulum used for?
the pendulum is used to tell time
Time measuring devices used in ancient time in different parts of world?
sundial, sand-clock, candle-clock,water-clock and simple pendulum
Information of time-measuring devices?
There are several types of time measuring devices. These include a clock, hourglass, sundial, pendulum clock, and a water clock.
Why is a pendulum important?
A pendulum isn't needed to illustrate gravity, and is seldom used for that purpose.It's much easier to illustrate gravity by dropping a book on the floor.But a pendulum is a very useful means of measuring the value of gravity in a place,because the time that a pendulum takes to swing back-and-forth once is very closelyconnected to the local value of gravity. It doesn't depend on the weight of the thinghanging at the end of the string at all ... only on the length of the string and the localvalue of gravity.
In measuring the period of a pendulum's motion with a stopwatch how could you best minimize the influence of reaction time?
In measuring the period of a pendulum's motion with a stopwatch, you can best minimize the influence of reaction time by measuring period at the maximum swing point, i.e. the point where the pendulum stops and then reverses. It is at that point that the pendulum is moving the slowest. You should also make your line of sight be perpendicular to the swing, in order to minimize parallax error; and you should have a mark of some kind that you can move around to the peak value, then recording the period between successive peak values.
A is used to keep time in a grandfather clock?
Pendulum
What are the mechanics behind a mechanical clock?
A mechanical clock keeps time by counting the oscillations of a pendulum. The potential energy of the pendulum is used to drive a series of gears that helps to keep time.
How does the length of the pendulum effect the pendulum?
The longer the length of the pendulum, the longer the time taken for the pendulum to complete 1 oscillation.
Which instrument can be used to measure the time taken for the pendulum to make 20 oscillations?
A stopwatch could be used.
What was hour glass used for?
measuring time
What instrument is used in measuring time?
A clock
What is chronometer used for?
It is an instrument for measuring time
