Frame of Reference review

In physics, what is a frame of reference?

• The time it takes for an object to change its position.

• A place or object that can be used to compare the motion of another object.

• A measuring tool which can predict the motion of an object.

• A wooden rectangle that holds a photo.

A reference point must be ___________.

• not moving

• stationary

• still

• all of these

If you are riding in the backseat of a car going 65m/s with your friend, how fast does your friend appear to be moving from you frame of reference?

• 0 m/s

• -65 m/s

• 65 m/s

What appears to be in motion, when you are sitting in the back seat of a car looking at the seat in front of you as a reference point

• You appear to be in motion

• The phone on your lap is in motion

• People waiting at the crosswalk next to the street

• The passenger in the seat in front of you

________ is a measurement of the space between two objects.

• distance

• direction

• motion

• horizontal

The SI units that are used to measure distance is _________.

• minutes

• meters

• days

• feet

An object is in __________ when its distance from object is changing.

• space

• water

• motion

• place

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

If you are seated on an express train that is not stopping at the station, who or what would appear to be moving from you frame of reference? (TWO ANSWERS)

• your seat

• the people waiting for a train

• the train station

• Your friend sitting next to you

If you are standing at the train station, who or what would be not moving compared to you? (2 answers)

• the train going through the station

• The people on train

• the train station

• Your friend standing next to you

What two pieces of information do you need to determine if an object is in motion?

• time

• distance

• direction

• space