Relative Motion Multiple Choice Practice

What is the walker's speed from the observer's perspective?

• 10 mph

• 40 mph

• 50 mph

• 30 mph

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the walker's speed with respect to the train?

• 30 mph

• 10 mph

• 40 mph

• 50 mph

A dog and a cat are about to fight, running towards each other, both at 12 m/s. What are their velocities relative to each other?

• 12 m/s

• 24 m/s

• 0 m/s

• 6 m/s

A motorboat, which has a speed of 5 m/s in still water, is crossing a river (from west to east) The river's current is flowing south at 3.3 m/s. What is the magnitude of the boat’s resultant velocity with respect to the starting point?

• 3.3 m/s

• 5.0 m/s

• 6.0 m/s

• 8.3 m/s

A train is moving at a velocity of 15 m/s East. A passenger at the back of a train throws a baseball with a speed of 15 m/s West. What is the velocity of the baseball relative to the ground? (In other words: how fast does a person on the ground see the ball move?)

• 30 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 0 m/s

• 20 m/s

The president’s airplane, Air Force One, flies at 250 m/s to the east with respect to the air. The air is moving at 35 m/s to the north with respect to the ground. Find the velocity of Air Force One with respect to the ground. (Hint: draw vector arrows - you should be getting a right triangle)

• 252 m/s

• 222 m/s

• 435 m/s

• 125 m/s

A boat heading north crosses a wide river with a velocity of 10.00 km/h relative to the water. The river has a uniform velocity of 5.00 km/h due east. Determine the boat’s speed with respect to an observer on shore. (Hint: draw vector arrows - you should get a right triangle)

• 11.18 km/hr

• 15 km/hr

• 5 km/hr

• 30 km/hr