What is mean of circular motion

Circular Motion

A round path having the shape of a circle is called circular path. When an object moves along a circular path, it is called circular motion.

(1) The earth moves around the sun in a circular path

(or circular orbit), so the motion of the earth around the sun is circular motion.

(2) Motion of a child in a merry-go-round, and

(3) Motion of pedals of a moving bicycle.

Circular motion is described as a movement of an object while rotating along a circular path. Circular motion can be either uniform or non-uniform. During uniform circular motion the angular rate of rotation and speed will be constant while during non-uniform motion the rate of rotation keeps changing.

Some of the most common examples of circular motion include man-made satellite that revolves around the earth, a rotating ceiling fan, a moving car’s wheel, the blades in a windmill, and gears in gas turbines.