Circular motion

• Circular Motion

  • Velocity is a vector quantity, and the velocity of an object is its speed in a given direction
  • When an object travels along a circular path, its velocity is always changing
  • The speed of the object moving in a circle might be constant - that is, it is travelling the same distance every second
  • However, the direction of travel is always changing as the object moves along the circular path
  • This means that an object moving in circular motion travels at a constant speed but has a changing velocity