Question

Measurement of time can be done with the help of a:

• A. Meter scale
• B. Pulley
• C. Simple pendulum
• D. Speedometer

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Simple pendulum

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A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting, equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position. When released, the restoring force combined with the pendulum's mass causes it to oscillate about the equilibrium position, swinging back and forth. The time for one complete cycle, a left swing and a right swing, is called the period. The period depends on the length of the pendulum .

This time period when known can be used to measure time.