Types of Motion
Types of Motion: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Periodic Motion, Circular Motion, Oscillatory Motion and Rectilinear Motion etc.
Important Questions on Types of Motion
Is uniform linear motion a periodic motion.

A child playing in a swing in a park exhibits _____ motion.

Motion of a cycle along a straight line is rectilinear motion.

Identify the type of motion for the movement of a bus on hill station road.

Name the type the motion of a train on a straight long railway track.

Motion of the needle of a sewing machine is _____ motion.

Motion of a child on a swing is _____ (periodic/rotational) motion.

The clocks or watches used to measure time are based on _____.

Give one word for the following:
The type of motion executed by a body when it is moved along a circular path.

Which instrument is used to measure the time taken to read a lesson?
(Thermometer, Watch, beaker, measuring tape, Weighing scale)

The motion of a train along a straight long track is _____ motion(rectilinear/curvilinear).

The motion of a car turning a curve is circular motion.

Fast oscillations are referred to as vibrations.

Name the motion of a point marked on the blade of an electric fan. (Circular motion/curvilinear motion)

Which of the following is an example of rectilinear motion?

Motion of the wiper of vehicles is an example of _____ motion.
(Choose from the following: Rectilinear/ Oscillatory)

Oscillatory motion among the following is

Example of periodic motion is:

State the kind of motion exhibited by the soldiers marching on a road: _____. (Rectilinear/ Curvilinear)

State the kind of motion exhibited by the following:
Moving blades of a ceiling fan: _____ .
