The period of a pendulum ... or of anything that keeps doing the same thing over and over ...
is the length of time it takes to finish one complete cycle.
Pull a pendulum to the side and let it go. It returns to your hand after one period.
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A longer pendulum has a longer period.
Height does not affect the period of a pendulum.
The period of a pendulum is affected by the angle created by the swing of the pendulum, the length of the attachment to the mass, and the weight of the mass on the end of the pendulum.
multiply the length of the pendulum by 4, the period doubles. the period is proportional to the square of the pendulum length.
Increase the length of the pendulum