With the help of a suitably labelled graph, explain what is meant by resonance of a mechanical system.
- The resonance of a system occurs when the driving force is equal to the natural frequency. - This occurs at a certain specific frequency. - For example: someone being pushed on a swing. - (Diagram on whiteboard)
HE
Related Physics A Level answers
All answers ▸Why is it important that the baryon and lepton numbers of an interaction are conserved?
The roar of a tiger in a zoo can be heard by visitors at the entrance, even though the tiger can not be seen because there is a hill in the way. Name and explain this effect.
What determines the acoustic impedance of a material and why is it useful in understanding ultrasound imaging?
Describe how the strong nuclear force between nucleons varies with seperation of the nucleons.