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What is the type of motion exhibited by a pendulum?
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
What is the type of motion exhibited by a car moving in a circular path?
What is the direction of motion of a car moving north?
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What is the distance traveled by a car moving in a circular path?
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What is the type of motion exhibited by a wheel turning?
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What is the difference between distance and displacement?
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What is the type of motion exhibited by a car moving in a straight line?
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Study Notes
Types of Motion
- Translational Motion: Motion in a straight line or a curved path.
- Rotational Motion: Motion around a fixed axis, such as a wheel turning.
- Vibrational Motion: Back-and-forth motion, such as a pendulum.
- Oscillatory Motion: Motion that repeats over time, such as a pendulum.
- Circular Motion: Motion in a circular path, such as a car turning.
- Rectilinear Motion: Motion in a straight line.
Speed and Velocity
- Speed: The rate of change of distance with respect to time. (Scalar quantity)
- Velocity: The rate of change of displacement with respect to time. (Vector quantity)
- Difference: Speed is a scalar quantity, while velocity is a vector quantity.
- Example: A car moving in a circular path at a constant speed, but changing velocity.
Distance and Displacement
- Distance: The total length of the path traveled by an object.
- Displacement: The shortest distance between the initial and final positions of an object.
- Key Point: Distance is a scalar quantity, while displacement is a vector quantity.
- Example: A car moving in a circular path, the distance traveled is the circumference of the circle, while the displacement is zero.
Direction of Motion
- Direction of Motion: The direction in which an object is moving.
- Key Point: The direction of motion is a vector quantity.
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Types:
- Linear Direction: Motion in a straight line.
- Angular Direction: Motion around a fixed axis.
- Circular Direction: Motion in a circular path.
- Example: A car moving north, the direction of motion is north.
Types of Motion
- Translational motion occurs in a straight line or a curved path.
- Rotational motion occurs around a fixed axis, e.g., a wheel turning.
- Vibrational motion involves back-and-forth motion, e.g., a pendulum.
- Oscillatory motion repeats over time, e.g., a pendulum.
- Circular motion follows a circular path, e.g., a car turning.
- Rectilinear motion occurs in a straight line.
Speed and Velocity
- Speed is the rate of change of distance with respect to time and is a scalar quantity.
- Velocity is the rate of change of displacement with respect to time and is a vector quantity.
- The key difference between speed and velocity is that speed is a scalar quantity, while velocity is a vector quantity.
- A car moving in a circular path at a constant speed can have changing velocity.
Distance and Displacement
- Distance is the total length of the path traveled by an object and is a scalar quantity.
- Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions of an object and is a vector quantity.
- Distance is different from displacement: a car moving in a circular path travels a distance equal to the circumference of the circle, but its displacement is zero.
Direction of Motion
- The direction of motion is a vector quantity that describes the direction in which an object is moving.
- There are three types of direction of motion: linear, angular, and circular.
- Linear direction involves motion in a straight line.
- Angular direction involves motion around a fixed axis.
- Circular direction involves motion in a circular path.
- For example, a car moving north has a direction of motion that is north.
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Learn about different types of motion, including translational, rotational, vibrational, oscillatory, circular, and rectilinear motion, and understand the concept of speed and velocity.
