What is Motion in a Plane?
Motion in a plane is the motion in 2 dimensions, for instance, projectile motion, circular motion and so on. The reference to analyze a 2 Dimensional motion will be the origin with two coordinate axes i.e., X and Y.
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What are Scalar Quantities?
Scalar quantities are those physical qualities that can be specified completely by their magnitude alone. Examples of scalar quantities are mass, density, temperature, length, work, speed, etc.
What are Vector Quantities?
Vector quantities are specified by both magnitude and direction. Examples of vector quantities are displacement, acceleration, momentum, velocity, torque, force, etc. The direction of any vector quantity is specified by a unit vector. Vectors lying in the same or parallel to the same plane are called coplanar vectors.
Example of Motion in a Plane.
Projectile motion is one of the most common examples of motion in a plane. When an object moves in a circular path at a constant speed, then the object is said to be in a uniform circular motion.
Time Period
The time period of uniform circular motion is the time taken by an object to complete one complete revolution in its circular path. To maintain an object in its uniform circular motion, a radially inward acceleration must be maintained continuously, it is called centripetal acceleration.
Important Questions
- State, for each of the following physical quantities, if it is a scalar or a vector:
Volume, mass, speed, acceleration, density, number of moles, velocity, angular frequency, displacement, and angular velocity.
- Pick out the two scalar quantities in the following list:
Force, angular momentum, work, current, linear momentum, electric field, average velocity, magnetic moment, relative velocity.
- Pick out the only vector quantity in the following list:
Temperature, pressure, impulse, time, power, total path length, energy, gravitational potential, coefficient of friction, and charge.
Frequently Asked Questions on CBSE Class 11 Physics Notes Chapter Motion in a Plane
Q1
What does scalar quantity mean?
Scalar quantities are quantities that are described only by magnitude. They do not have a direction of action.
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What does vector quantity mean?
A vector quantity is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction.
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What is meant by ‘Non-uniform’ motion?
An object covers an unequal distance which is equal in intervals of time, then the object is said to have non-uniform motion.