Types of Motion

What is the type of motion in which an object moves in a straight line?

• Rotational motion

• Linear motion

• Circular motion

• Curvilinear motion

Give an example of linear motion.

• A person standing still

• A car moving along a straight road

• A boat sailing in the ocean

• A bird flying in the sky

What is the type of motion in which an object moves in a circular path?

• Straight motion

• Backward motion

• Upward motion

• Circular motion

What is periodic motion?

• Motion that changes speed constantly

• Motion that repeats itself at regular intervals of time

• Motion that only occurs in a straight line

• Motion that only occurs once

Provide an example of periodic motion.

• Swinging of a pendulum clock

• Rotation of a wheel

• Bouncing of a basketball

• Sliding of a book on a table

What is rotational motion?

• Spinning in a straight line

• Movement of an object around an axis

• Moving in a zigzag pattern

• Staying completely still

How is rotational motion different from circular motion?

• Circular motion involves spinning around an axis

• Circular motion involves moving in a straight line

• Rotational motion involves spinning around an axis.

• Rotational motion involves moving in a perfect circle

Give an example of an object exhibiting rotational motion.

• sliding block

• rolling ball

• swinging pendulum

• spinning top

The types of motion shown by the wheels of a moving bicycle are

• Rotational motion

• Linear motion

• Periodic motion

• Non-periodic motion

The types of motion showed by the blades of a fan are

• Rotational motion

• Periodic motion

• Linear motion

• Non-periodic motion