Editor Staff asked 1 year ago
Which of the following is a suitable word to describe the motion of a rotating ball tied to rope tied tightly to a fixed support?
(a) Spiral motion
(b) Circular motion
(c) Elliptic motion
(d) Uniform motion
This question was addressed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.
My query is from Non-Uniform Circular Motion topic in portion Laws of Motion of Physics – Class 11
Select the correct answer from above options
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Editor Staff answered 1 year ago
Correct option is (a) Spiral motion
To elaborate: A ball, tied to a rope, rotating around a fixed support will cause the rope to wind itself around the support. Hence, the motion will be circular with decreasing radius. This motion will cause the path look like a spiral. Hence the motion is spiral in nature.
