The periodic vibrations of a body of decreasing amplitude with a resistive force are called.
A
forced vibrations
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B
resonant vibrations
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C
damped vibrations
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D
natural vibrations
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Solution
The correct option is C damped vibrations When a body is made to vibrate in a medium, the amplitude of the vibrating body continously decreases with time and ultimately the body stops vibrating. Such vibrations are called as damped vibration.