Question

What are the 6 types of motion?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

rectilinear motion

rotational motion

uniform motion

circular motion

periodic motion

non-uniform motion

Answer 2

We can define motion as the change of position of an object with respect to time. A book falling off a table, water flowing from the tap, rattling windows, etc all exhibit motion. Even the air that we breathe exhibits motion! Everything in the universe moves. We live in a universe that is in continual motion. The fundamental particle of a matter that is the atom is in constant motion too. Every physical process in the universe is composed of motion of some sort. The motion can either be swift or slow, but motion exists. It is important that we give due attention to the study of motion because of its importance in the physical world. Motion is mainly described in terms of the following terms:

Distance

Displacement

Speed

Time

We might have noticed that different objects move differently. Some objects move in a curved path, some in a straight path and a few others in a different way. According to the nature of the movement, motion is classified into three types as follows:

Linear Motion

Rotary Motion

Oscillatory Motion

Linear Motion

In linear motion, the particles move from one point to another in either a straight line or a curved path. The linear motion depending on the path of motion is further divided as follows

Rectilinear Motion – The path of the motion is a straight line.

Curvilinear Motion – The path of the motion is curved.

A few examples of linear motion are the motion of the train, football, the motion of a car on the road, etc.

Rotatory Motion

Rotatory motion is the motion that occurs when a body rotates on its own axis. A few examples of the rotatory motion are as follows:

The motion of the earth about its own axis around the sun is an example of rotary motion.

While driving a car, the motion of wheels and the steering wheel about its own axis is an example of rotatory motion.

Oscillatory Motion

Oscillatory motion is the motion of a body about its mean position. A few examples of oscillatory motion are

When a child on a swing is pushed, the swing moves to and fro about its mean position.

The pendulum of a clock exhibits oscillatory motion as it moves to and fro about its mean position.

The string of the guitar when strummed moves to and fro by its mean position resulting in an oscillatory motion.