Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion

Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion.

  1. Motion of your hands while running.
  2. Motion of a horse pulling a cart on a straight road.
  3. Motion of a child in a merry-go-round.
  4. Motion of a child on a see-saw.
  5. Motion of the hammer of an electric bell.
  6. Motion of a train on a straight bridge.

Answer:

  1. Oscillatory motion
  2. Straight line
  3. Circular motion
  4. Oscillatory motion
  5. Oscillatory motion
  6. Straight line