 Name: TANYA SHARMA

 Class: IX-B
 Subject: Physics
 School: C.B.S Public School
Uniform circular motion…..

 When a body (or an object)

moves in a circle, it is called
circular motion. In other
words motion in a circle is a
circular motion.
For example: A compact disk.

 When a body (or object)

moves along a circular path ,
then its direction of motion
(or direction of speed) keeps
changing continue.
 When a body moves in a
circular path with uniform
speed (constant speed), its
motion is called uniform
circular motion.
It is possible for a body to
move in a circular path with
uniform speed as long as it is
travelling equal distances in
equal intervals of time.
But the velocity of the body
moving in a circle with
uniform because the
 In the case of planets moving
around the sun , the force direction
of motion is constantly changing.
Note that a force is needed to
produce circular motion . In other
words , a force is needed to make a
body move in a circle.
Now , when a stone tied to a thread is
rotated by a person in a circular path
, then the pull of thread is the force
which makes the stone move in a
circle(This pull is provided by the
hand of the person who is holding
the thread).
The force which is needed to make
an object travel in a circular path is
called centripetal petal force is the
gravitational pull of the sun,
 and in the case of satellites moving
around the earth , the centripetal force is
the force of gravity of earth.

Examples of Uniform Circular Motion:

Some of the examples of uniform circular
motion are given below.
1. Artificial satellites move in uniform
circular motion around the earth . When
an artificial satellite goes around the earth
in a circular orbit with constant speed , its
velocity is not constant because the
direction of motion of satellite is
changing continuously . Thus, the motion
of a satellite around the earth is
accelerated. It is the force of gravity of
earth which keeps the satellite in circular
orbit around it.
 2.The moon is a natural
satellite of the earth . The
moon moves in uniform
circular motion around the
earth . So , the motion of
moon around the earth is
accelerated. It is the force of
gravity of earth which keeps
the moon in circular orbit
around it .
3. The earth moves around the
sun in uniform circular motion
. So , the motion of earth
around the sun is accelerated .
It is the gravitational force of
the sun which keeps the earth
moving in a circular orbit
around it .