Class: IX-B Subject: Physics School: C.B.S Public School Uniform circular motion…..
When a body (or an object)
moves in a circle, it is called circular motion. In other words motion in a circle is a circular motion. For example: A compact disk.
When a body (or object)
moves along a circular path , then its direction of motion (or direction of speed) keeps changing continue. When a body moves in a circular path with uniform speed (constant speed), its motion is called uniform circular motion. It is possible for a body to move in a circular path with uniform speed as long as it is travelling equal distances in equal intervals of time. But the velocity of the body moving in a circle with uniform because the In the case of planets moving around the sun , the force direction of motion is constantly changing. Note that a force is needed to produce circular motion . In other words , a force is needed to make a body move in a circle. Now , when a stone tied to a thread is rotated by a person in a circular path , then the pull of thread is the force which makes the stone move in a circle(This pull is provided by the hand of the person who is holding the thread). The force which is needed to make an object travel in a circular path is called centripetal petal force is the gravitational pull of the sun, and in the case of satellites moving around the earth , the centripetal force is the force of gravity of earth.
Examples of Uniform Circular Motion:
Some of the examples of uniform circular motion are given below. 1. Artificial satellites move in uniform circular motion around the earth . When an artificial satellite goes around the earth in a circular orbit with constant speed , its velocity is not constant because the direction of motion of satellite is changing continuously . Thus, the motion of a satellite around the earth is accelerated. It is the force of gravity of earth which keeps the satellite in circular orbit around it. 2.The moon is a natural satellite of the earth . The moon moves in uniform circular motion around the earth . So , the motion of moon around the earth is accelerated. It is the force of gravity of earth which keeps the moon in circular orbit around it . 3. The earth moves around the sun in uniform circular motion . So , the motion of earth around the sun is accelerated . It is the gravitational force of the sun which keeps the earth moving in a circular orbit around it .