Identify the types of motion.
(a) Movement of the earth around the sun : .......... .
(b) Movement of a ceiling fan : ..........
(c) A meteor falling from the sky : .......... .
(d) A rocket launched from the ground : ..........
(e) A fish swimming in water : ..........
(f) The plucked string of a sitar : .......

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(a) Movement of the earth around the sun : Circular and periodic motion.
(b) Movement of a ceiling fan : Circular motion.
(c) A meteor falling from the sky : Non-uniform linear motion.
(d) A rocket launched from the ground : Non-uniform linear motion.
(e) A fish swimming in water : Random motion.
(f) The plucked string of a sitar : Oscillatory motion

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