Motion Notes
Motion Motion – a movement or change in position
Types of Motion Linear motion – moving in a straight line Ex2: Ex1: car driving Ex2:
2. Circular motion – moving along a continually curved path Ex1: a wheel rotating Ex2:
3. Vibrational motion – moving backwards and forwards in a straight line Ex1: cutting wood with a saw Ex2:
4. Projectile motion – the force of gravity acting on an object to make it move ex1: a rock falling off a cliff ex2:
5. Oscillating motion – swinging from side to side ex1: pendulum in a clock swinging ex2:
6. Deformation – motion inside an object, such as, tension, buckling, twisting, compression, bending, expansion, or stretching ex1: stretching a rubber band ex2: