Classify the motion of each of the following objects correctly to complete the table below.

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

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Solution

Motion

Example

Periodic

The motion of the hands of a clock, the motion of the moon moving around the Earth

Oscillatory

The motion of a bell

Circular

The motion of the moon moving around the Earth, a famer’s sling, the motion of bicycle wheel

Random

The motion of a butterfly, the motion of a football player

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Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion: [5 MARKS]

1) The motion of a car on a road.

2) The motion of pendulum of the clock.

3) The motion of a child on a see-saw

4) The motion of train on a straight bridge.

5) The motion of the hands in a clock.

Explain :

Oscillatory motion, periodic motion, random motion, circular motion.

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Motion		Example
Periodic		The motion of the hands of a clock, the motion of the moon moving around the Earth
Oscillatory		The motion of a bell
Circular		The motion of the moon moving around the Earth, a famer’s sling, the motion of bicycle wheel
Random		The motion of a butterfly, the motion of a football player