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Question
Which of the following will change the time period as they are taken to moon?
(a) A simple pendulum
(b) A physical pendulum
(c) A torsional pendulum
(d) A spring-mass system
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Solution
(a) A simple pendulum
(b) A physical pendulum
As the time period of a simple pendulum and a physical pendulum depends on the acceleration due the gravity, the time period of these pendulums changes when they are taken to the moon.
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