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Grade 116 grade science

Write the similarities and differences between the motion of a bicycle and a ceiling fan that has been switched on.

Profile image of Radhika Batra
12 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Dinesh
12 Years ago
Similarity is - The wheel of bicycle as well as the blades of ceiling fan move in circular motion.
Difference - The motion if bike itself in rectilinear as it covers a certain distance along a straight line

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Profile image of surahree sarkar
8 Years ago
The cycle and both the ceiling fan moves in a circular motion but the cycle moves straight but fan moves only circular.
Profile image of Ayan
8 Years ago
Similarities
  1. The centre of the wheel of the bicycle and celing fan execute a rotatary motion.
b.The blades of a fan and the rim of the wheel are in circular motion.
 
Differences
  1. Bicycle changes its position while exhibiting circular motion, while the fan is fixed at one point.
  2. Bicycle can execute rectillnear motion, but celing fan does not.