Unleash Your Understanding of Motion
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Which of the following is an example of motion inferred through indirect evidence?

  • Movement of dust (correct)
  • Blood flowing through veins
  • Birds flying
  • Atoms in motion
  • What causes the phenomena of sunrise, sunset, and changing of seasons?

  • Motion of the earth (correct)
  • Motion of the planets
  • Motion of the stars
  • Motion of the galaxies
  • Why don't we directly perceive the motion of the earth?

  • Because our perception is limited (correct)
  • Because the earth is too far away
  • Because the earth is stationary
  • Because the earth moves too slowly
  • What do passengers in a moving bus perceive about the roadside trees?

    <p>The trees are moving backwards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a person standing on the roadside perceive a moving bus?

    <p>The bus is moving forwards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of an object that appears to be in motion for one person but stationary for another?

    <p>Roadside trees seen from a moving bus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the reason we often perceive an object to be in motion?

    <p>When its position changes with time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be inferred about the motion of air?

    <p>It is inferred from the movement of leaves and branches of trees</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of an object in motion?

    <p>Stars and galaxies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why don't we directly perceive the motion of the earth?

    <p>Because the motion of the earth is inferred through indirect evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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