Motion Quiz

What is motion defined as in science?

• A change in position

• A change in speed

• A change in shape

• A change in color

How does frame of reference influence the perception of motion?

• It determines the speed of motion

• It determines the direction of motion

• It determines the type of motion

• It determines how motion is perceived

What is a frame of reference?

• An object that is not moving

• An object that is moving

• An object that is changing shape

• An object that is changing color

In the Figure 1, what is moving and how is its position changing?

• The wings of a hummingbird, moving up and down

• The wings of a hummingbird, moving side to side

• The wings of a hummingbird, moving in a circular motion

• The wings of a hummingbird, not moving

In the Figure 2, what is moving and how is its position changing?

• A meteor, shooting through the atmosphere toward Earth

• A meteor, moving up and down

• A meteor, moving in a circular motion

• A meteor, not moving

What is your frame of reference if you are standing on the sidewalk and see the bus go by?

• The trees and other stationary objects across the street

• The bus and other moving objects

• The children inside the bus

• The sidewalk

How can you tell that the bus is moving?

• The bus momentarily blocks your view of stationary objects

• The bus appears to be moving relative to the children inside

• The bus appears to be moving relative to other moving objects

• The bus appears to be moving relative to the sidewalk