A Pendulum on a Distant Planet Oscillates 20 Times in 10.0

question 60

Multiple Choice

A pendulum on a distant planet oscillates 20 times in 10.0 seconds.The length of the pendulum is 25.0 cm.What is the acceleration due to gravity on this planet? Ignore friction and air resistance.

• A)2.00 m/s²
• B)9.81 m/s²
• C)39.5 m/s²
• D)200 m/s²

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

An automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs naturally, without the need for prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned by being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

UCS

Unconditioned Stimulus; a stimulus that triggers a naturally occurring response without the need for prior learning.

Flavor Aversion Conditioning

A learning process in which an organism learns to avoid a particular taste because it has been associated with a negative reaction, such as nausea or discomfort.