Uniform circular motion

As the number of sides of the track

increases the athlete has to take turns more
often.

What would happen to the shape of

the track as we go on increasing the number
of sides ?

you will notice that the shape of the track

approaches the shape of a circle
length of each of the sides will decrease to a
point.
 Circular motion
•Circular motion: The motion of a body in a circular path is
called a circular motion.
Uniform circular motion: If a body moves in a circular path with
uniform speed, its motion is called uniform circular motion.
• The circumference of a circle of radius r is given by 2лr. If a
body takes time t to go once around the circular path, then the
speed v is given by
When the velocity of an object changes, we say that the object is
accelerating.
The change in the velocity could be due to change in its magnitude or
the direction of the motion or both.

Uniform circular motion is accelerated motion

because in a circular motion a body
continuously changes its direction.

eg. 1.Motion of the moon and the earth

2.A satellite in a circular orbit around the
earth
3.A cyclist on a circular track
Acitivity • Take a piece of thread and tie a small piece of stone at one
of its ends. Move the stone to describe a circular path with
constant speed by holding the thread at the other end.
• Now, let the stone go by releasing the thread.
• Repeat the activity for a few times by releasing the stone at
different positions of the circular path, check whether the
direction in which the stone moves remains the same or not.
• OBSERVATION- on being released the stone moves along
a straight line tangential to the circular path. This shows
that the direction of motion changed at every point when
the stone was moving along the circular path.
• Uniform circular motion is an accelerated motion
• Video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI8NrIuSyYY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QtfONbGMq4
Level 1
Q 5 A circular track has a circumference of 3140 m with AB as one of its
diameter. A scooterist moves from A to B along the circular path with a
uniform speed of 10m/s. Find
(a) Distance covered by the scooterist
(b) Displacement of the scooterist and
(c) Time taken by the scooterist in reaching from A to B.

Solution: Distance covered= ½ x circumference

= ½ x 3140 = 1570 m
(b) Displacement = Diameter AB
= circumference / π
= 3140 / 3.14 m = 1000 m
(c) Time taken = Distance / Speed
= (1570 m) / (10 m/s)
=157 s
Section A
1 (v) A child is enjoying a ride on merry go round with the constant speed of
8m/s. It implies that the child is
(a)at rest (b)moving with no acceleration
(c)in accelerated motion (d)moving with uniform velocity
Ans. (c)in accelerated motion

2. Answer in one word

(e) An example of an accelerated motion with uniform speed
Ans. Blades of a fan moving with constant speed say full speed
Q 12. An artificial satellite is moving in a circular
orbit of radius 42250 km. Calculate its speed if it
takes 24 hours to revolve around the earth.

Ans. r = 42250 km; t = 24 hr; v=?

speed = distance / time =2r/t
= (2 x 22/7 x 42250 )/ 24
=11065.47km/h