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What is the difference between revolution and rotation?
What is the difference between revolution and rotation?
During revolution, the object (every particle in the object) undergoes circular motion about some point outside the object or about some other object, while during rotation the motion is about an axis of rotation passing through the object.
Can an object undergo both revolution and rotation at the same time?
Can an object undergo both revolution and rotation at the same time?
Yes, an object can undergo both revolution and rotation at the same time.
Give an example of an object in our daily life that undergoes circular motion.
Give an example of an object in our daily life that undergoes circular motion.
A ceiling fan undergoes circular motion when it rotates about its axis.
