When an object moves on a straight line with a constant speed it is called a uniform motion. Then , if an object ic moving on circular path with a constant speed is it also be known as uniform motion ? explain.

 When a point object is moving on a circular path with a constant speed (i.e., it covers equal distances on the circumference of the circle in equal intervals of time), then the motion of the object is said to be a uniform circular motion.
In the case of circular motion, the direction of its velocity vector at an instant ( represented by the tangent to the circular path ) is changing with time. It means in uniform circular motion, the velocity vector of the object is changing with time.
 This indicates that the uniform circular motion is an example of accelerated motion.

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