Frame of Reference and Motion

Is it possible to be sitting still, and moving at 900 miles per hour?

• No

• Yes

How fast is the Earth spinning?

• 1000 miles per hour

• 1 mile per day

• 1 year per week

• 1 foot per inch

What is your speed relative to the classroom surrounding you?

• 900 miles per hour

• zero miles per hour

TRUE OR FALSE:

If you are standing at the north pole, relative to the earth, you would just be rotating in a slow circle

• TRUE

• FALSE

How fast is the Earth moving around the sun?

• Very Slowly

• Very Quickly

Which describes a frame of reference best?

• Motion is measured relative (in comparison) to the motion of other objects in time and space.

• Motion is measured relative to only one reference point.  The stationary (non-moving) object nearest to the object in motion determines if the object is in motion.