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Question
Which of the following example represent (nearly) simple harmonic motion and which represent periodic but not simple harmonic motion?
The rotation of the earth about its axis.
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Solution
During its rotation about its axis, earth comes to the same position again and again in equal intervals of time. Hence, it is a periodic motion. However, this motion is not simple harmonic. This is because earth does not have a to and fro motion about its axis.
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