Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion:
(a) Motion of your hands while running
(b) Motion of horse pulling a cart on a straight road
(c) Motion of a child on a merry go round.
(d) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell.

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(a) Motion of you hands while running is oscillatory in nature.
(b) Motion of a horse pulling a cart on a straight road, is an straight line motion.
(c) Motion of a child on a merry go round is circular in nature.(d) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell is oscillatory in nature.

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Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion:
(ii) Motion of a horse pulling a cart on a straight road.

Question 1 (iii)
Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion:
(iii) Motion of a child in a merry-go-round.

Question 1 (v)
Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion:
(v) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell.

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The motion of a bell, the motion of the hands of a clock, the motion of the moon moving around the earth, the motion of a butterfly,, the motion of a bicycle wheel, the motion of a football player, the motion of a farmer’s sling.

Motion		Example
Periodic
Oscillatory
Circular
Random

Q. Explain in your own words, giving one example each.
(a) Linear motion
(b) Oscillatory motion
(c) Circular motion
(d) Random motion
(e) Periodic motion

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Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion:​ (a) Motion of your hands while running (b) Motion of horse pulling a cart on a straight road (c) Motion of a child on a merry go round. (d) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell.

(a) Motion of you hands while running is oscillatory in nature. (b) Motion of a horse pulling a cart on a straight road, is an straight line motion. (c) Motion of a child on a merry go round is circular in nature.(d) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell is oscillatory in nature.

Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion:
(a) Motion of your hands while running
(b) Motion of horse pulling a cart on a straight road
(c) Motion of a child on a merry go round.
(d) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell.

(a) Motion of you hands while running is oscillatory in nature.
(b) Motion of a horse pulling a cart on a straight road, is an straight line motion.
(c) Motion of a child on a merry go round is circular in nature.(d) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell is oscillatory in nature.