RESONANCE

When you push someone on a swing you have to time your pushes to the time for the swing to move back and forth. By continually adding energy to the swing in small pushes, the size of the swing gradually builds up to a large amplitude. RESONANCE occurs when a series of small pushes with the right timing and causes an object to build up a large amount of energy.

Example: You may notice something vibrate loudly in your car only when driving a certain speed. At that speed the vibration from the engine is timed just right so that each vibration adds properly to the energy of the object, until it is vibrating with a large amplitude. At other speeds the timing isn't right and vibrations don't build up.



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