Which of the following is an example of oscillatory motion?

A clock pendulum

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A flowing river

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Moon revolving around the Earth

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Ant moving in random motion

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The correct option is A A clock pendulum
The bob of a pendulum moves to and fro about a mean position which is an oscillatory motion. The motion of the moon around the earth is periodic but not oscillatory. The motion of an ant and a river are not oscillatory either.

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Q. Statement 1: Motion of a pendulum clock is oscillatory as well as periodic.
Statement 2: Every oscillatory motion is periodic and vice-versa.

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Which of the following is an example of oscillatory motion?

The correct option is A A clock pendulumThe bob of a pendulum moves to and fro about a mean position which is an oscillatory motion. The motion of the moon around the earth is periodic but not oscillatory. The motion of an ant and a river are not oscillatory either.

The correct option is A A clock pendulum
The bob of a pendulum moves to and fro about a mean position which is an oscillatory motion. The motion of the moon around the earth is periodic but not oscillatory. The motion of an ant and a river are not oscillatory either.