Question

The free fall of an apple from a tree is
a. rotational motion
c. periodic motion
b. rectilinear motion
d. none of these​

Answer 1

The free fall of an apple from a tree is rectilinear motion.

• When an object is travelling in a straight line then the motion of that object is termed as the rectilinear motion.
• The free fall of any object due to the gravitational force is one of the common example of the rectilinear motion. (Here, the effect of wind is omitted and the gravitational force is assumed as the only working force.)
• And, the example given in the question is also a rectilinear motion.