The swing continues moving back and forth without any extra outside help until friction (between the air and the swing and between the chains and the attachment points) slows it down and eventually stops it. The time it takes a pendulum to swing back to its original position is called the period of the pendulum.
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The swing continues moving back and forth without any extra outside help until friction (between the air and the swing and between the chains and the attachment points) slows it down and eventually stops it. The time it takes a pendulum to swing back to its original position is called the period of the pendulum.