Question

which situation describes the best example of rotational motion?
the wheel spins as long as the hamster keeps running.
electrons travel around the nucleus of the atom.
the tomado left a two - mile path of destruction.
the runner circled the track in record time to win the track meet.

Explanation:

Rotational motion is the movement of an object around an axis. A wheel spinning around its axle (as long as the hamster keeps running) is a classic example of rotational motion. Electrons traveling around the nucleus is more of an orbital motion (in a quantum - mechanical sense, not the same as the macroscopic rotational motion we are considering here). A tornado's path is translational (moving from one place to another) along with rotational, but the main description here is more about its path. A runner circling the track is translational motion around a circular path.

Answer:

The wheel spins as long as the hamster keeps running.