Question

Suppose a boy is enjoying a ride on a merry-go-round which is moving with a constant speed of $10m{s}^{-1}$. It implies that the boy is :

• A. at rest
• B. moving with no acceleration
• C. in accelerated motion
• D. moving with uniform velocity

Answer 1

The correct option is C in accelerated motion

• As an object moves in a merry-go-round, the speed of the object may be constant, but the direction of the object changes with the motion of the object hence its velocity will also change.
• As velocity is changing, therefore the boy will be in an accelerated motion.

Hence option C is correct