Average Energy

Think about the question below. Only one of the answers listed is correct. We'll do some (but probably not all) of these questions in the lectures when you will all be asked to vote on which answer you think is correct. (Soon afterwards, you'll be able to see your responses, and those of the whole class at EVAF.)

Averaged over one cycle of the SHM of a mass-spring system
1
The average KE is larger than the average PE
2
The average KE is smaller than the average PE
3
The average KE is the same as the average PE