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- Make the pendulum longer
- Make the pendulum heavier
- Make it swing in a vacuum
- Lubricate the pivot point to reduce friction
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo... All objects accelerate at the same rate. ( g = 9.8 m/s2 )
A simple exercise:
Take a marker (or pen) and a piece of paper. Hold them both out in front of yourself and drop them. Which one landed first? Now crumple the paper up as tight/small as you can. repeat the drop. Now which one landed first?
The answer: Neither
(the answer would be the same if you used a Bowling ball and a baby, but i digress)
Each object accelerates the same. So, during each swing of the pendulum the object starts from rest and accelerates downward. At the bottom of the swing the object gains its maximum velocity and proceeds upwards, slowing until it reaches rest. This does not depend on the mass of the pendulum. At each instant during the swing two different massed, but otherwise identical, pendulums would have the same speed.
A heavier mass would give the pedulum more force. ( F = m * a ) This is why larger clocks have heavier pendulums.
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∙ 10y agoA shoter string swings faster because it has less distance to travel back and forth. But, if you lenthen the string on the pendulam it will have a longer distace to travel and therefore take longer.
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∙ 11y agoShorten the length, or increase gravity [put it on a chunkier planet or something]
The mass of the pendulum doesn't matter, just like any other falling objects.
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∙ 15y agoShorten the length of the cord.
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What can make the pendulum swing faster?
By shorten the string of the pendulum
Will a longer pendulum swing faster than a shorter one?
no the bob on the shorter one has less distance per period to travel
How can you make a pendulum to swing faster?
If the pendulum was pushed with a large force or if it was heavier. It might swing faster.
Which length of the pendulum made the most number of swing?
The shorter the pendulum the more swings you get.
What force keeps a pendulum going?
Gravity, but the pendulum does not keep going. Each swing is a tiny bit shorter than the previous one.
What can make the pendulum swing faster?
By shorten the string of the pendulum
Why does a long pendulum string disperse more energy than a shorter string?
Because it has to swish through more air molecules and push them out of the way on every swing, more than the shorter pendulum would have to do.
Will a longer pendulum swing faster than a shorter one?
no the bob on the shorter one has less distance per period to travel
Will a shorter pendulum swing faster than a longer one?
no the bob on the shorter one has less distance per period to travel
How can you make a pendulum to swing faster?
If the pendulum was pushed with a large force or if it was heavier. It might swing faster.
Which length of the pendulum made the most number of swing?
The shorter the pendulum the more swings you get.
Does the length of a pendulum effect how it swings?
Yes, the length of a pendulum affects its swing. The oscillation will be longer with a longer length and shorter with a shorter length.
What is a pendulum in science?
A pendulum is a piece of string attached to a 20 g mass that if you double the length it will take twice as long to swing.
What force keeps a pendulum going?
Gravity, but the pendulum does not keep going. Each swing is a tiny bit shorter than the previous one.
What Causes of pendulum to swing?
i think that it might be gravity are we talking bout a clock? or someting on a string?
What are the physics of a swing?
a swing is basically a pendulum, meaning it oscillates as simple harmonic motion. It is not much different from a mass on a string in other words
What would happen if a swing was shorter than the other swing?
It would oscillate faster.
