For a particular type of motion, the velocity is zero but the speed is a nonzero quantity. Which statement can you make about this motion?. . Select one of the options below as your answer:. . . . A. . The starting and ending points of the motion are the same.. . . . . B. . It is a circular motion.. . . . . C. . It is an oscillatory motion.. . . . . D. . The motion occurs in a straight line.
The correct answer for this question is letter A. If the starting and ending points of the motion are the same, velocity is zero but speed is a non-zero quantity. Velocity is a physical vector quantity that requires both magnitude and direction.
Keep in mind this relationship
1. Relationship between Speed, Distance and time
→Distance = Speed × Time
\(Speed=\frac{Distance}{Time}\)
2. Relationship between Displacement, Velocity and time
→Displacement = Velocity × Time
\(Velocity=\frac{Displacement}{Time}\)
So, velocity is zero only when
Displacement= 0,so when motion is circular motion,
Total Displacement =0 because initial and final position are same.
But , Speed is not zero, because
Total Distance Traveled = 2 π × (Radius of circle).
So, Option (A)The Starting and end point are same .. . . . in which the velocity is zero but the speed is a nonzero quantity.