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IB Physics HL

Theme A — Space, Time and Motion

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Theme B — The Particulate Nature of Matter

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Theme C — Wave Behaviour

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Theme D — Fields

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Theme E — Nuclear and Quantum Physics

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Tools and Inquiry — IB Physics skills

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C.1.8 Phase Angles in Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) – Check yourself

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1.
The phase difference between displacement and velocity in SHM is
0
π
π/2
3π/2
2.
The phase difference between displacement and acceleration is
0
π/2
2π
π
3.
x = x0 sin(ωt + π/2) is equivalent to
x0 cos(ωt)
x0 sin(ωt)
−x0 sin(ωt)
−x0 cos(ωt)
4.
Two oscillators with T = 0.40 s peak 0.10 s apart. The phase difference is
π/4
π
π/2
2π
5.
For x = 0.10 sin(ωt + π), the displacement at t = 0 is
0.10 m
0 m
−0.10 m
0.050 m
6.
At the instant the displacement is zero and moving positively, the velocity phase is
at its negative maximum
at its positive maximum
zero
at its positive minimum
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Part of Theme C — Wave Behaviour — see every lesson and quiz in this unit.
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