Periodic motion repeats on a regular time basis and includes examples like the rising and setting of the sun, the changing of seasons, tides, bird songs, and the rotation of a bicycle wheel. The motion period is the time to return to the same point, while the frequency is the inverse of the period. Harmonic motion is oscillatory motion where the applied force depends on position and reverses direction, as seen in pendulums and spring-mass systems. Clocks use harmonic motion in their pendulums or vibrating quartz crystals to keep time.