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Motion

 Movement of a body or an object is called Motion.


 A common characteristic of all moving bodies is that they change their
position with time.
 A body is said to be in motion when its position changes continuously with
respect to a stationary object taken as a reference point.
 If a body moves fairly fast, then it’s movement can be observed easily.
 If a body moves slow, then it becomes difficult to observe its movement
immediately.
 In order to study motion, we need to know about Distance and
Displacement.

Distance Travelled and Displacement

 Distance travelled by the body is the actual length of the path covered by a
moving body irrespective of the direction in which the body travels.
 When a body moves from one point to another, the distance travelled refers to
the actual length of the indirect path whereas displacement refers to the
straight-line path between initial and final positions.
 Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final points.
 When a body moves form one position to another, the shortest distance
between the initial position and final position of the body along with its
direction is known as displacement.
 The distance travelled has only magnitude whereas displacement has
magnitude and direction.
 Quantities like Distance, Displacement etc. are known as Physical Quantities.
 Magnitude of a Physical Quantity = Size of a physical quantity.
 Physical Quantity with only Magnitude = Scaler Quantity
 Scalar Quantity has no direction
 Physical Quantity with Magnitude and Direction = Vector Quantity.

1. Distance is a Scalar Quantity


2. Displacement is a Vector Quantity
MOTION OF A BODY CAN BE DESCRIBED BY THREE TERMS:-
1. SPEED
2. VELOCITY
3. ACCELERATION
Speed

 Speed of a body gives us an idea of how slow or fast that body is moving.
 Speed of a body is the distance travelled by it per unit time.
SPEED = DISTANCE / TIME
 SI Unit of Speed = Metres per second or m/s or ms^-1
 Small values are expressed in Centimetres per second = cm/s or cm s^-1
 Higher values of speed are expressed in Kilometers per hour = km.p.h or
km/h or km h^-1
 Speed is a scalar quantity as if we compare the speeds of a number of
bodies, then the speed has to be expressed in the same unit.
 Distance travelled by a car is measured using an Odometer.
 Average speed of a body is the total distance travelled divided by the total
time taken to cover this distance
AVERAGE SPEED = TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELLED / TOTAL TIME TAKEN
 A body has a uniform speed if it travels equal distances in equal intervals of
time. No matter how small these time intervals may be.

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