Which of the following motions are along a straight line?

Motion of the minute hand of a clock

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Motion of a ball dropped from the top of a building

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Motion of a car moving on a straight road

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Motion of the string of a guitar

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Solution

The correct options are
B
Motion of a ball dropped from the top of a building

C
Motion of a car moving on a straight road

The motion of a ball dropped from the top of a building and that of a car moving on a straight road are along a straight path or line. However, motion of the string of a guitar is oscillatory while that of the minute hand of a clock is circular.

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Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion: [5 MARKS]

1) The motion of a car on a road.

2) The motion of pendulum of the clock.

3) The motion of a child on a see-saw

4) The motion of train on a straight bridge.

5) The motion of the hands in a clock.

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2)The motion of wheels of a car.

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(i) Motion of your hands while running.

(ii) Motion of a horse pulling a cart on a straight road.

(iii) Motion of a child in a merry-go-round.

(iv) Motion of a child on a see-saw.

(v) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell.

(vi) Motion of a train on a straight bridge.

Match the entries of column I with column II.

Activity	Type of Motion
(a) Movement of the tip of the minute hand of a clock	(i) Rotational motion
(b) A stone falling from a height in a straight line path	(ii) Circular motion
(c) Moving wheel of a sewing machine	(iii) Linear motion

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