Types of Motion
You are surrounded by objects that seem to move in many different ways. This variety of motion is made up of just three basic types.
- Translational Motion:
motion is a straight line
- Circular Motion:
movement around a central position
- Vibrational Motion:
an object that moves back-and-forth from a central position
Try to match the examples with the correct type of motionHERE
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Latest update to this document: 11 November 2001
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