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Question 17 • Physics

Which demonstrates simple harmonic motion?

Answer
A
a player dribbling a basketball
B
a lion pacing the length of a cage
C
a chandelier swinging from the ceiling
D
a spring compressed in a ballpoint pen

Explanation

Simple harmonic motion is a repeated back-and-forth motion around an equilibrium position, with a restoring force pulling the object toward that position. A chandelier swinging through a small angle approximates this motion. Dribbling and pacing are not regular oscillations, and a compressed pen spring is held in place rather than moving back and forth.

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