As you read this, how fast are you moving relative to your seat?
I'm not moving at all
Slower than the Earth, but I'm still moving
As fast as the Earth is moving
Faster than the Earth
As you read this, how fast are you moving relative to the sun?
Slower than the Earth, but I'm still moving
As fast as the Earth is moving
Faster than the Earth
I'm not moving at all
A hungry mosquito sees you resting in a hammock in a 3-meters-per-second breeze. How fast and in what direction should the mosquito fly in order to hover above you to feed?
away from the breeze faster than 3 meters per second
Into the breeze at exactly 3 meters per second
Into the breeze faster than 3 meters per second
Away from the breeze at exactly 3 meters per second
Jake runs along a train flatcar that moves at the as shown below. In which situation is Jake moving the FASTEST in relation to a stationary (not moving) observer on the ground?
A
B
C
D
In which situation is Jake moving the SLOWEST in relation to a stationary (not moving) observer on the ground?
A
B
C
D
Jake walks east through a passenger car on a train that moves 10 m/s in the same direction. Jake’s speed relative to the car is 2 m/s. What is Jake’s speed relative to an outside observer?
12 m/s
8 m/s
2 m/s.
5 m/s
In Physics what units do we measure Velocity in?
Acceleration
Miles per hour
In Physics what units do we measure Acceleration in?