If One Could Transport a Simple Pendulum of Constant Length

question 29

Multiple Choice

If one could transport a simple pendulum of constant length from the Earth's surface to the Moon's, where the acceleration due to gravity is one-sixth (1/6) that on the Earth, by what factor would the pendulum frequency be changed?

• A) about 6.0
• B) about 2.5
• C) about 0.41
• D) about 0.17

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