Rigid bodies and their motion

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A rigid body fixed at one point can have only rotational motion.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A body not fixed can have pure translation.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A body not fixed can combine translation and rotation.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   In a rigid body the distances between particles keep changing.

Instructions

Tap True or False for each statement.

Explanation