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📅 MIT Science Bowl 2021🎓 HS🔄 Round 4#️⃣ Question 1 TOSS UP📝 Multiple Choice

A mass on a spring undergoes simple harmonic oscillation in one dimension. Suppose Tyler plots the momentum of the mass on the y-axis and the position of the mass on the x-axis. According to conservation of energy, which of the following shapes best describes how the plot will look?

W) Ellipse
X) Line
Y) Sinusoid
Z) Parabola
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