Is the cycle moving with the same speed between the two points or is the speed varying?
If the speed of a moving object does not change with time, we call it to be in uniform motion.
Say, if an ant covers 1 cm distance in one second and continues to cover same 1 cm distance in every second we can say it is in uniform motion.
If the speed of a moving object changes with time, we call it to be in non-uniform motion.
Say, if another ant covers 1 cm in first second, 2 cm in the next second, 1.5 cm in the third second we can say it is in non-uniform motion.
Non-uniform motion is quite common, everyday examples including a bus traveling on the road, birds flying, breeze blowing, water flowing. It is difficult to find the examples of uniform motion around us.
To be precise, we need to get some data to prove our point in science. Simply saying something does not work in science.
So how do you prove if a motion is Uniform or Non-Uniform?
Before we learn a method to investigate motion, let us try to answer the following questions:
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A way to investigate motion
If the speed of a moving object does not change with time, we call it to be in uniform motion.
Say, if an ant covers 1 cm distance in one second and continues to cover same 1 cm distance in every second we can say it is in uniform motion.
If the speed of a moving object changes with time, we call it to be in non-uniform motion.
Say, if another ant covers 1 cm in first second, 2 cm in the next second, 1.5 cm in the third second we can say it is in non-uniform motion.
Non-uniform motion is quite common, everyday examples including a bus traveling on the road, birds flying, breeze blowing, water flowing. It is difficult to find the examples of uniform motion around us.
To be precise, we need to get some data to prove our point in science. Simply saying something does not work in science.
Before we learn a method to investigate motion, let us try to answer the following questions: