What is Rest & Motion ? Whatâs the Difference ?
What is Rest ? āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ ?
Rest means an object does not change its position with time relative to its surroundings or an observer. āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻā§° āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϤ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Main Point: i. No change in position (āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ), ii. Compared with surroundings or observer (āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ), iii. It may be at rest for one observer (āĻāĻāύ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§)
Examples / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ : i. Book on a table (āĻā§āĻŦā§āϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ) ii. Parked bicycle (ā§°āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞ) iii. Chair in a room (āĻā§āĻ āĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§)
Note: Staying in the same place. (āĻāĻā§ āĻ āĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻžāĨ¤)
What is Motion ? āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ ?
Motion means an object changes its position with time relative to its surroundings or an observer. āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻā§° āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϤ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Main Point: i. Change in position (āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ), ii. Time is important (āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ), iii. Compared with an observer (āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ)
Examples / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: i. Moving car (āĻāϞāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§), ii. Flying bird (āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĻ), iii.Rolling ball (āĻā§ā§°āĻŋ āϝā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāϞ)
Note: Changing place with time. (āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āĻ āĻžāĻ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤)
Motion = moving from one place to another (āĻāϤāĻŋ = āĻāĻāĻž āĻ āĻžāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ āĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ)
Example / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: A car moving on a road. (ā§°āĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϤ āĻāϞāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤)
Important Point / āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻĨāĻž
We always compare motion or rest with surroundings or an observer. (āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻā§°ā§āĻāĨ¤)
Example / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: A person sitting inside a moving bus appears at rest to another passenger, but in motion to a person standing outside. (āĻāϞāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāύ āϝāĻžāϤā§ā§°ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ āϝā§āύ āϞāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)
Revision / āĻĒā§āύ⧰āĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻž
- Rest → No change in position with time (āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ → āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ)
- Motion → Change in position with time (āĻāϤāĻŋ → āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ)
- Rest and motion are relative ( āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāĻž)
Rest and Motion are Relative (āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ): Click Here
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Differences: Rest vs Motion
āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϤāĻŋā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ
1. Definition / āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž
- Rest: No change in position. āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ: āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- Motion: Change in position. āĻāϤāĻŋ: āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2. Time / āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
- Rest: Position remains same with time.āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- Motion: Position changes with time.āĻāϤāĻŋ: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Observer / āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻ
- Rest: Relative to observer.āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ: āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§°āĻļā§āϞāĨ¤
- Motion: Relative to observer.āĻāϤāĻŋ: āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§°āĻļā§āϞāĨ¤
4. Example / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ
- Rest: Book on table.āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ: āĻā§āĻŦā§āϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒāĨ¤
- Motion: Moving bus.āĻāϤāĻŋ: āĻāϞāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĨ¤
5. State / āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
- Rest: Still.āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ: āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§°āĨ¤
- Motion: Moving.āĻāϤāĻŋ: āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞāĨ¤
Main Difference / āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ
- Rest = No change in position with time (āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ = āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ)
- Motion = Change in position with time (āĻāϤāĻŋ = āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ)