Circular Motion Example
There are many examples of circular motion which you have already encountered in your life.
Example 1: When you watch the hands of the analog clock moving in a clockwise direction, you will find that the hands are already moving in circular motion. Although it might look like the hands are actually rotating but when you will trace the motion of the tip of the hands, you will find that they are in circular motion. (We will further discuss the difference between rotational motion and circular motion in this article.)
Example 2: When you tie a stone with a rope and swung it in a circular motion (Kindly check your environment before doing this experiment as this may hurt someone).
Example 3: You must have heard that the electrons orbits in a circular path around a fixed nucleus in Bohr’s Atomic model. This also constitutes the example of circular motion as the electrons are going along a circular path (in Bohr’s Atomic model).
Circular Motion
Circular Motion is defined as the movement of an object rotating along a circular path. Objects in a circular motion can be performing either uniform or non-uniform circular motion. Motion of a car on a bank road, the motion of a bike well of death, etc. are examples of circular motion.
In this article, we will learn about circular motion and some related concepts, such as examples, equations, applications, etc.
Table of Content
- What is Circular Motion?
- Equations for Circular Motion
- Centripetal Force
- Centrifugal Force
- Types of Circular Motion
- Circular Motion and Rotational Motion
- Circular Motion Formulas