POE - Understanding Types of Motion

Which type of motion is demonstrated by a car moving straight down a highway?

• Reciprocating motion

• Linear motion

• Oscillating motion

• Rotational motion

Identify the type of motion that involves a repeated back-and-forth movement along a straight line.

• Rotational motion

• Linear motion

• Reciprocating motion

• Oscillating motion

Which type of motion is characterized by a continuous movement around a central axis?

• Reciprocating motion

• Linear motion

• Oscillating motion

• Rotational motion

A child on a swing exhibits which type of motion?

• Reciprocating motion

• Linear motion

• Oscillating motion

• Rotational motion

What type of motion do the pistons in an engine exhibit when the engine is running?

• Rotational motion

• Linear motion

• Oscillating motion

• Reciprocating motion

Which type of motion is demonstrated by a child's bicycle wheel as it spins?

• Reciprocating motion

• Linear motion

• Oscillating motion

• Rotational motion

Which type of motion involves movement along an arc, pivoting about an axis?

• Reciprocating motion

• Linear motion

• Oscillating motion

• Rotational motion

A ball rolling on the ground shows-

• Rectilinear (linear) and Rotatory Motion both

• Rectilinear Motion

• Circular Motion

• Rotatory Motion

What type of motion is represented by an object moving in a straight line.

• Linear

• Reciprocating

• Osilating

• Rotational