Frame of Reference Basics and Example

How fast does the hot air balloon appear to be moving to the person in the canoe?

• m/s to the left

• m/s to the right

• 5 m/s to the left

• 5 m/s to the right

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

an object's distance and direction from a reference point

• position

• motion

• displacement

• reference point

If a car passes you going 90 km/hr north while you are driving 80 km/hr north, how fast is the car moving relative to your car

• 170 km/hr N

• 170 km/hr S

• 10 km/hr S

• 10 km/hr N

What is our most common frame of reference?

• the sun

• the moon

• the Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

TRUE or FALSE

"An inertial frame of reference is a reference frame in which the law of inertia does not hold".

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which statement best describes motion?

• rate of change of the velocity of an object with respect to time.

• change in position of an object with respect to its surroundings in a given interval of time

• refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its entire travel

• location of the object (whether it's a person, a ball, or a particle) at a given moment in time.

Student D sees STUDENT E moving...

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Student D sees STUDENT X moving...

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• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The penguin in the hot air balloon sees SPONGEBOB moving...

• -25 mph

• 0 mph

• 50 mph

• 25 mph

• -325 mph

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The penguin in the hot air balloon sees the HELICOPTER moving...

• -25 mph

• 300 mph

• 50 mph

• 25 mph

• -325 mph

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2