Relative Motion and Inertial Reference Frames
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main reason we discuss relative motion instead of absolute motion in everyday life?
Because absolute motion is too complex to calculate.
Because the Earth's movements are negligible.
Because relative motion is more accurate.
Because we don't notice cosmic movements in daily life.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an inertial reference frame?
A frame that is always moving.
A frame that is only used in space.
A frame that is considered stationary for analysis.
A frame that changes with time.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does an observer on the ground perceive the motion of a ball tossed in a moving train?
As stationary.
As moving in a circular path.
As following a parabolic path.
As moving straight up and down.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Galileo's experiments on a moving ship demonstrate about motion?
That motion is only relative to the Earth.
That velocity measurements depend on the reference frame.
That velocity measurements are independent of reference frames.
That motion is absolute.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the significance of Galileo's book 'Dialogues Concerning The Two Chief World Systems'?
It proved the Earth was the center of the universe.
It introduced the concept of absolute motion.
It challenged the geocentric model of the universe.
It was the first book on special relativity.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Galilean relativity?
The belief that the sun revolves around the Earth.
The theory that the Earth is stationary.
The concept that motion is relative to the observer's frame of reference.
The idea that all motion is absolute.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What future topic in physics builds upon the concepts of Galilean relativity?
Newtonian mechanics
Thermodynamics
Quantum mechanics
Einstein's special relativity
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