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What swings back and forth and measures time?
a pendulum
What is the object that swings back and forth on a clock?
A pendulum swings back and forth on a clock. It regulates the movement of the clock's hands by counting the passage of time in regular intervals.
What moves back and forth rapidly?
A pendulum swings back and forth rapidly due to gravity and inertia.
What is happening when a mass on a spring swings back and forth?
Acelleration
What is the number of back and forth swings a pendulum makes is called?
If you mean the time it takes to swing from start to finish (top to top) this is called the period and if it is the number of swings per second this is know as the frequency.
What is the part of a grandfather clock that swings back and forth?
The pendulum is the part of a grandfather clock that swings back and forth. It regulates the timekeeping mechanism of the clock by controlling the rate at which the gears turn.
What is a hanging object with a fixed point that swings freely back and forth?
pendulum
What is the name of the weight that swings back and forth on a fixed rod in a famous Edgar Allan Poe story?
A pendulum Pendulum: a body that swings freely from a fixed point. In Poe's story the weighted body at the base was actually a very sharp blade.Pendulum
What swings back and forth measures time and prominently featured in a grizzly short story?
A pendulum.
What body suspended from a fixed support that swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity.?
A pendulum is a body suspended from a fixed support that swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity. The motion of a pendulum is periodic and can be used to measure time intervals.
How do you make a pendulum that constantly swings back and forth?
You can attach any object - a small stone, for example - to a piece of string.
What is the pendulum?
A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices, especially clocks. Also called simple pendulum.Something that swings back and forth from one course, opinion, or condition to another: the pendulum of public opinion.
