MOTION

P h y s i c s

J . P. N i k i l l a k s h i n
 Motion
Motion is when an object changes its position over
time. Motion is calculated or described in terms of
distance, velocity, displacement, acceleration, speed,
and time.

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 Newton’s laws of Motion

1.  2. 3.
An object will not change The force on an object For every action there is
its motion unless a force is equal to its mass a equal and opposite
acts on it. times its acceleration. reaction.

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 Types
of
Motion
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 • L in e ar Mo ti on – Th is m o ti o n o c c u r s in a s tr a ig h t lin e a r p a th . ( e .g .
A n at h le t e r un n in g 1 0 0 m a l o ng a s t r a ig h t t r a ck ) .

• N o n - l in e a r m o t io n - I n th is m o ti o n th e b o dy d o e s n o t tr a v e l i n a s tr a i g h t p a t h. ( e .g .
Bu t t e r f ly f ro m o ne f lo w e r t o a n o t h e r ) .

• Cu r v i lin e a r Mo ti o n – Th e m o tio n a lo n g a c u r v e d ( e .g . A s t o n e t h ro w n i nt o t he a ir
a t a n a n gl e ) .

• Re c ti lin e a r Mo t io n – A m o tio n in w h ic h th e d ir e c tio n o f th e v e lo c it y r e m a in s

c o n s ta n t a n d t he p a th i s a s tr a ig h t lin e . ( e .g . El e v at o r s ) .

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 • Ro ta t or y m o ti o n – A m o tio n i n w h ic h t h e b o d y r o t a te s w it h a f ix e d p o i n t. ( e . g .
F er r is w h e e l) .

• Pe r i o di c Mo ti on - A m o ti on r e p e a ti ng its e lf in r e g u la r in te r v al s . ( e . g . M o t io n o f
p en d u lu m  c lo c k ) .

• N o n - Pe rio d ic Mo ti o n - A m o ti on th a t d o e s n ’t r e p ea t i ts e lf in r e g u la r i nt e r v a ls . ( e .g .
Bi r d f l y in g i n t h e sk y ) .

• Vi br a to ry Mo ti o n - W h e n a b od y m o v e s t o a n d f r o a b o u t it s m e a n p o s iti o n . ( e .g . t h e
w e ig h t su sp e n d e d f r o m th e s p r in g )

• O s c il la to ry Mot io n - O s ci ll a to r y m o tio n is de f in e d a s th e to a n d f r o m o ti on o f th e
b o d y a b o u t its f ix ed p o s iti o n . ( e .g . S tr in g o f a g u ita r ) .

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 Thank you
J.P. Nikil lakshin
VIII- B

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