Question

Which of the following are the characteristics of circular motion?

• A. The motion can be periodic.
• B. The object always moves in a straight line.
• C. The object passes through the initial point repeatedly.
• D. The object follows a circular path.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The object follows a circular path.

Consider an object in circular motion.

• The path followed by the object is and should be circular.
• Since the path is circular, it repeatedly passes through the initial point.
• If the circular motion is uniform, it is periodic, because the motion will repeat itself after every fixed time interval.