DP Physics (first assessment 2025)

Question 22M.1A.SL.TZ2.29

Date	May 2022	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 1]	Reference code	22M.1A.SL.TZ2.29
Level	SL	Paper	1A	Time zone	TZ2
Command term		Question number	29	Adapted from	N/A

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22M.1A.SL.TZ2.29

A simple pendulum has a time period $T$ on the Earth. The pendulum is taken to the Moon where the gravitational field strength is $\frac{1}{6}$ that of the Earth.

What is the time period of the pendulum on the Moon?

A. $T \sqrt{6}$

B. $T$

C. $\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6} T$

D. $\frac{T}{6}$

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D. Fields » D.1 Gravitational fields

C. Wave behaviour » C.1 Simple harmonic motion

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