Question

What is meant by circular motion and rotational motion?give two example for each.

Answer 1

An object is said to be in circular motion if it moves in a circular path.

Examples -

1. A giant wheel

2. The planets around the sun

An object is said to be in rotational motion if it rotates on it's axis.

Examples -

1. A top

2. Rotation of Earth

Answer 2

In rotatory motion, a body rotates on its own axis (passing through it) while in circular motion, any body/particle moves on a circular path with centre outside the body.

examples

it a ceiling fan is running than it is rotational motion and a car moving around a park is the circulatory motion