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Question
Make a list of various moving objects in the environment, and discuss the types of motion seen in them.
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Solution
| Moving object | Type of motion |
|---|---|
| A car moving on a straight road | Linear motion |
| Hands of a clock | Circular motion |
| Blades of a rotating fan | Circular motion |
| A swing in a park | Oscillatory motion |
| Strings of a musical instrument | Oscillatory motion |
| A butterfly flying in a garden | Random motion |
| A moving bicycle | Translatory and circular motion |
| The Earth revolving around the Sun | Circular and periodic motion |
Thus, different objects may show linear, circular, oscillatory, random or periodic motion, depending on the path and manner in which they move.
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