Pendulum weight

[robcat2075]

I wanna know if their any difference in the spacing between a pendulum whose ball weights 1 kg and another pendulum which weights 10 kg.

How will the spacing differ if they are swung from the same angle?

Since the acceleration of gravity is the same for all objects, the weight is not the factor.

The length of the pendulum is the primary factor in its "period" and the period stays the same whether the pendulum is swinging thru a large angle or a small one.

Longer pendulum = longer period

Air resistance can be a factor in any motion situation, but most pendulums don't move fast enough for that to be significant.

[TTYO]

Ok like for example a pendulum and a wrecking ball How different are their timings and spacing?

I could find a real wrecking ball in my neighbour or some video to see how their timings differ from a pendulum.

[TTYO]

http://www.4shared.com/file/147936526/1a29f5bf/pendulum.html

I see okay this is a sample of what I am experimenting
Which one looks like wrecking ball? Looks like a clock pendulum

[robcat2075]

the one on the left looks more like a clock. Clock pendulums will almost always move 1 second each way since they are counting seconds.

A wrecking ball is a very long pendulum so it will have a long swing.

[TTYO]

So the one on the right seems more heavy?

[robcat2075]

So the one on the right seems more heavy?

remember , pendulums aren't mainly about weight. They are about the length of the pendulum.

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