In clocks, which of the following is used to measure time?
Vibration
Rotation
Periodic motion
Revolution
The simplest device that can be used to measure time based on periodic motion.
Pendulum
Odometer
Sun dial
Hour glasses
Quartz crystal is a crystal of:
Silicon dioxide
Silicon trioxide
Silicon monoxide
Mercuric oxide
1nanosecond =
10-6 second
10-7 second
10-8 second
10-9 second
The device which is used indicate speed in vehicles.
Speedometer
Speedograph
Odograph
Name the scientist who first proved that the motion of a pendulum is periodic.
Galileo Galilei
Earnest Rutherford
Christian Huygens
Charles Babbage
Time period of a pendulum depends upon its:
Rest
Motion
Amplitude
The act or the process of moving is called
Speed
None of the above
Who invented a pendulum clock for time keeping?
One year =
364 days
365 days
366 days
365.5 days