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Define the displacement of an oscillator
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the distance in a specified direction from its equilibrium position
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Define the amplitude of an oscillator
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the maximum displacement, furthest point of travel from the equilibrium position
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Define the time period of an oscillation
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time it takes for one complete oscillation
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Define the frequency of an oscillator
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number of oscillations in unit time
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Why do oscillations occur
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there are restoring forces pulling the objects back to their equilibrium positions
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Define Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
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is an oscillation in which the acceleration (a) of a body is proportional to its displacement (x) from its equilibrium position in the opposite direction
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What does the negative sign in the SHM equation mean
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that the acceleration is in the opposite direction to the displacement
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