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What is the path of an object when it is in uniform motion?
A circle
A straight line
A parabola
An ellipse
A straight line
When an object is in uniform motion along a straight line, it covers equal distances in equal intervals of time, which means its speed and direction remain constant (zero acceleration). Therefore, the path of such an object is a straight line.
When an object is in uniform motion along a straight line, it covers equal distances in equal intervals of time, which means its speed and direction remain constant (zero acceleration). Therefore, the path of such an object is a straight line.
A car cruising at a steady speed of 60 km/h on a perfectly straight, empty highway with the steering wheel locked in position travels in a straight line path.
UNIFORM = Uniform speed in a straight line (Straight Line motion)
s=v├Чt тАФ Distance traveled in uniform motion
a=dtdvтАЛ=0 тАФ Acceleration in uniform motion
According to Newton's First Law of Motion (Law of Inertia), an object continues to move in a straight line with uniform speed unless an external unbalanced force acts upon it. If the path were curved (like a circle or parabola), the direction of motion would change continuously, which introduces centripetal acceleration and violates uniform rectilinear motion.
In uniform motion, the speed of the object is constant.
Acceleration is zero (a=0) because there is no change in magnitude or direction of velocity.
The trajectory or path of an object in uniform motion is always a straight line.
Predictable position and time calculations using simple linear equations.
Rarely found in pure form on Earth due to continuous friction and gravity unless balanced by driving forces.
Light traveling through a homogeneous medium in a straight line.
A spacecraft drifting in deep space far away from gravitational fields.
Option A (A circle) represents uniform circular motion where speed is constant, but direction and velocity change continuously due to centripetal acceleration.
Option C (A parabola) represents projectile motion under constant gravitational acceleration.
Option D (An ellipse) represents planetary motion under central gravitational forces.
B is correct тАФ The path of an object in uniform motion is a straight line.
Remember that uniform speed does not always mean uniform motion if the direction changes (e.g., circular motion has constant speed but varying velocity and non-zero acceleration).
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