Question

Write thesimilarities and the differences between the motion of a bicycle anda ceiling fan that has been switched on.

Answer 1

Similaritiesbetween the motion of a bicycle and a ceiling fan:

(i) Theblades of a fan and the wheels of a bicycle are fixed at a point.

(ii) Bothhave circular motion about their respective fixed points.

Differencesbetween the motion of a bicycle and a ceiling fan:

(i) A bicycle has linear motion, whereas the blades of a ceiling fando not have linear motion.

(ii) The motion of the blades of a fan is periodic, whereas themotion of a bicycle is rectilinear motion.