Question

A boy is sitting on a merry-go-round which is moving with a constant speed of 10 m$S^{-1}$. This means that the boy is :

(a) at rest (c) in accelerated motion

(b) moving with no acceleration (d) moving with uniform velocity

Answer 1

The answer to this question would be option (c).

The reason for this is the fact that since the boy is moving at a constant speed of 10 $\frac{m}{s}$ and since the direction is the same therefore the boy is moving at an uniform motion.

But since the boy is constantly changing it's velocity by a constant amount therefore it is in a state of accelerated motion.