Frame of Reference #1

Worksheet by Ashley Lambert
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Science
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8
Language
ENG
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INSTRUCTIONS: Use the graphic to fill-in the table with the relative velocities of several objects. INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the table by determining the magnitude and direction of the relative velocity of each "object" depicted in the diagram below by comparing each one's motion to the frame of reference listed in the first column of the table.Write Speed (Magnitude) Direction! DON'T WRITE UNITS (Km is written in column heading). Example Answers: 3 EastFor no relative velocity, (car to car) write 0. Frame of Reference (below) Relative Velocity of Hitchhiker (Km Relative Velocity of Car(Km Relative Velocity of River(Km Relative Velocity of Canoe(Km Relative Velocity of Runner (Km Relative Velocity of Hot Air Balloon (Km Relative Velocity of Plane (Km Hitchhiker 0 30 east 6 west 2 east 4 west 3 east 490 west Car 30 west 0 36 west 28 west 34 west 27 west 520 west River 6 east 36 east 0 8 east 2 east 9 east 484 west Canoe 2 west 28 east 8 west 0 6 west 1 east 492 west Runner 4 east 34 east 2 west 6 east 0 7 east 486 west Hot Air Balloon 3 west 27 east 9 west 1 west 7 west 0 493 west Plane 490 east 520 east 484 east 492 east 486 east 493 east 0 Frame of Reference Example #1:I am standing on the back of a pickup truck (that is motionless), and I am throwing apples off of the truck. I throw each apple at exactly 15 m If a person is standing on the sidewalk, how fast would she say the apples are moving? 15 m 0 m 14 m Frame of Reference Example #2A girl riding a bicycle at 10 m North passes a boy standing on the sidewalk. How does the boy appear to be moving relative to the girl after she has passed him? 10 m North 10 m South 0 m Frame of Reference Example #3A car is going West at 46 mph and a bus is traveling on the same highway going west at 55 mph What is the relative speed of the bus if the car is the frame of reference? 101 mph West 9 mph West 9 mph East 0 mph Frame of Reference Example #4A car is going West at 46 miles per hour and a bus is traveling on the same highway going west at 55 miles per hour. What is the relative speed of the car if the ground is the frame of reference?Hint: the ground is NOT moving! 9 mph West 46 mph West 46 mph East 9 mph East

Relative Velocity Relative Motion Frame of Reference physical science science
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