Which of the following is an example of simple harmonic motion?
A. A police car shining a spotlight into buildings as it drives by
B. A ball bouncing on a sidewalk
C. The height of the water in Monterey Bay
D. Calculating the angle of elevation for a building

Question

Which of the following is an example of simple harmonic motion?
A.	A police car shining a spotlight into buildings as it drives by
B.	A ball bouncing on a sidewalk
C.	The height of the water in Monterey Bay
D.	Calculating the angle of elevation for a building

anonymous · Answer

@jim_thompson5910  @Zarkon @Hero  @Luis_Rivera anyone else?

anonymous · Answer

C. was it

anonymous · Answer

c is right for bay waters follow the tides periodic movement. A ball bouncing is not the case for the time between bounces decrease as it loses energy, therefore there is no fixed period

kainui · Answer

None of these are simple harmonic motion. Simple harmonic motion is like a spring or pendulum. A ball bouncing is just periodic motion.

kainui · Answer

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090108084450AAE9IyP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_harmonic_motion

anonymous · Answer

Oh, thanks kainui!