Chapter 5
6 - 5.1 (Describing Motion)
When is an Object in Motion?
1. When is an object in motion?
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Reference Points
1. What is a reference point?
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2. How does a reference point help to determine motion?
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3. What makes good reference points?
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Relative Motion
1. How does the reference point that is chosen affect a object’s relative motion? Use
the example in your book of a person as compared to the chair that he/she is sitting
in versus a person as compared to the sun.
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Measuring Distance
1. What is needed to describe motion completely?
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2. What is distance? What SI unit is used to describe it?
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