Time Measurement, Units and Measuring Devices
 

Time Measurement, Units and Measuring Devices problem 9


Four students W, X, Y and Z try to measure the time period (the time for one complete oscillation) of a pendulum. The arrows in the figure below show the movements of the pendulum that each student measures its time period.




Which student has chosen the correct movement for one period of a pendulum?

  • W

  • X

  • Y

  • Z


 

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