Which situation describes the best example of rotational motion?

Responses

The wheel spins as long as the hamster keeps running.

The wheel spins as long as the hamster keeps running.

Electrons travel around the nucleus of the atom.

Electrons travel around the nucleus of the atom.

The runner circled the track in record time to win the track meet.

The runner circled the track in record time to win the track meet.

The tornado left a two-mile path of destruction.

1 answer

The best example of rotational motion from the given options is:

The wheel spins as long as the hamster keeps running.

This situation clearly depicts an object (the wheel) rotating around an axis, which is the characteristic of rotational motion.