Types of Motion
Important Questions on Types of Motion
What type of motion does a spinning top show?
The picture shows the minute arm of a clock rotating.
Which type of motion does the rotation of the minute arm involve?
Which of these conditions is necessary for rectilinear motion?
Which of these is an example of periodic motion?
The wheels of a moving car exhibit.
(i) rotatory motion
(ii) periodic motion
(iii) oscillatory motion
(iv) translatory motion
Identify and write the type of motion in children playing in park.
Identify the type of motion in each case.
| Sl No | Example of motion | Type of motion (rectilinear/circular/ rotational/periodic) |
| 1 | soldiers in a march past | |
| 2 | bullock cart moving on a straight road | |
| 3 | the motion of the Earth around the sun | |
| 4 | the pedal of a bicycle in motion | |
| 5 | the hands of an athlete in a race |
Study the given Venn diagram. Which of the motions described by different bodies are most likely to be I, II and III?
| Option | (I) | (ii) | (iii) |
| A |
Hands of clock |
Motion of moon around the earth |
The blades of a fan |
| B |
Motion of a top cart |
The wheels of a bullock |
Motion of honeybee |
| C |
To and fro motion of a swing |
Hands of a clock |
Motion of a top cart |
| D |
Motion of skin of tabla |
Child playing in a play ground |
A flying bird |
Draw the diagram of a man riding a bicycle on a straight track and mark the different motions like
(i) Motion of the man on the track
(ii) Motion of the wheels of the cycle
(iii) Motion of the legs on the pedal.
By observing the picture, choose which of the following statements are true.
How are we different?
Linear motion and random motion.
Show differences and similarity (if any) between the following:
Periodic motion and repetitive motion
Which of the following is not a periodic motion?
Look at the picture below. Identify the type of motion in the picture and answer the question given.
Movement of Earth around the Sun: Does Earth move around its own axis? Does it move in a circle? Does it repeat its path?
Look at the picture below. Identify the type of motion in the picture and answer the question given.
Motion of a weather cock: Does it move around a fixed axis?
Look at the picture below. Identify the type of motion in the picture and answer the question given.
Marching of soldiers. Are they moving straight? Are their leg movements repeated?
A bicycle is travelling down a straight road. Identify the type of motion.
The motion of Earth is :
State one difference with an example between rectilinear and circular motion.
Distinguish between periodic and non-periodic motion. (two points each)
