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Pendulum

physical science Maturity 11-13

A weight hangs from a string.

Simple gravity pendulum.svg
Simple gravity pendulum.svg
It can swing back and forth. It swings because of gravity. This helps us tell time. Old clocks used them. Can you see a swing?
Panthéon Pendule de Foucault2.JPG
Panthéon Pendule de Foucault2.JPG

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Simple gravity pendulum.svg
File:Double-compound-pendulum.gif
Double-compound-pendulum.gif
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EastHanSeismograph.JPG
File:Panthéon Pendule de Foucault2.JPG
Panthéon Pendule de Foucault2.JPG
File:Observatório Astronômico da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 04 clock closeup.jpg
Observatório Astronômico da Universidade...
File:BanjoPendulum.svg
BanjoPendulum.svg
File:Shortt Synchronome free pendulum clock.jpg
Shortt Synchronome free pendulum clock.jpg
File:Pendulum2secondclock.gif
Pendulum2secondclock.gif
File:Borda and Cassini pendulum experiment.png
Borda and Cassini pendulum experiment.png
File:PenduloCaminos.jpg
PenduloCaminos.jpg
File:Kater pendulum use.png
Kater pendulum use.png
File:Kater pendulum vertical.png
Kater pendulum vertical.png

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