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TRANSLATIONAL
ROTATIONAL
MOTION
&
OBJECTIVES
compare and contrast translational and rotational
motion in terms of their respective linear and angular
quantities.
demonstrate through simple activities the relationship
between linear and angular quantities (human
movement, ergonomic designs).
GAME KNB?
ACTIVITY 1
A
B
C
D
1. What physical quantity describes the
rate of distance traveled by an object?
A. displacement
B. speed
C. velocity
D. acceleration
2. Which among the following bodies shows
a purely translational or linear motion?
A
B
C
D
3. Which among the following bodies shows a
combination of translational and rotational
motion?
A
B
C
D
For numbers 4 and 5, refer to the scenario and figure given below.
A car is initially 5.0 m to the right of a lamp post. Three seconds
later, it is 20 m to the right of the reference.
4. What is the total distance traveled by the car?
A. 5 m C. 15 m
B. 10 m D. 25 m
For numbers 4 and 5, refer to the scenario and figure given
below.
A car is initially 5.0 m to the right of a lamp post. Three
seconds later, it is 20 m to the right of the reference.
5. What is the speed of the car in meters per second?
A. 5.0 m/s C. 45 m/s
B. 6.7 ms/ D. 60 m/s
6. What is the average velocity of the car
within the 3.0-second interval?
A. 5.0 m/s, to the right
B. 6.7 ms/, to the right
C. 45 m/s, to the right
D. 60 m/s, to the right
7. What is needed to be exerted on a body
for it to move translationally or linearly?
A. a non-zero net inertia
B. a non-zero net acceleration
C. a non-zero net torque
D. a non-zero net force
8. A 10-kg box is resting on the floor. Which of the
following statements is correct? (Assume that g = 10
m/s2)
A. The measure of the inertia of the box is 100 newtons.
B. The earth pulls down the box with a 10-newton force.
C. The floor supports the box with an upward, 10-
newton force.
D. The magnitude of the floor’s force on the box is
equal to the magnitude of the box’s weight.
9. Which of the following best describes
angular displacement?
A. The distance covered by a body in a straight line
B. The total length of the path traveled
C. The angle through which an object rotates about
a fixed axis
D. The change in speed over time
10. A person walks 5 meters east from her
starting point. What physical quantity best
describes this change in position?
A. Angular displacement
B. Linear displacement
C. Velocity
D. Torque
WHAT ARE THE
FUNDAMENTAL TYPES OF
MOTION?
Examine the picture. Classify the various types of motions is shown based on
your category
TYPES OF MOTION
FOUR FUNDAMENTAL
TRANSLATIONAL MOTION
LINEAR MOTION
• Involves the movement of an object along a straight or
curved path.
• Every point in the object moves the same distance in the
same direction over time. The object does not change
orientation.
Example: moving cable cars (with the people in them)
ROTATIONAL MOTION
ANGULAR MOTION
• This refers to an object spinning around an axis.
• Different points on the object move in circular paths, with
varying linear speeds depending on their distance from the
axis.
Example: rotating Ferris wheel
TRANSLATIONAL
ROTATIONAL MOTION
COMBINED
• Example: the biker’s legs as he pedals and the wheels in the
person-bike system
• The person (except his legs) and the bicycle (except the two
wheels), move in a purely translational motion. However, the
person’s legs and the two wheels move in combined
rotational and translational motion.
Example: rotating Ferris wheel
PERIODIC MOTION
• This refers to a repetitive movement
(with respect to a reference) within
regular intervals of time.
WHAT ANGULAR QUANTITIES THAT DESCRIBE
ROTATIONAL MOTION ARE ANALOGOUS TO
THE FOLLOWING LINEAR QUANTITIES THAT
DESCRIBE AND EXPLAIN TRANSLATIONAL
MOTION?
What is torque (or moment of force) as a physical
quantity that relates translational and rotational
motion?
What are the three factors that affect the direction
of the torque of a force (symbol: Greek letter,
tau, ) with respect to a reference point, and how
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these relate with one another .
“Why are doorknobs placed farthest from a door’s hinges?
DO this:
1. Push the door at the door knob with less effort
2. Apply a full force at the same point of the door and the
same orientation (arm perpendicular to the door).
Which of the two cases resulted in a wider opening (or rotation) of
the door: the one with less effort or the one with
maximum effort?
Generalization: stronger applied force, greater rotation
the magnitude of an applied force is directly proportional to the
magnitude of a force’s torque.