Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity and Acceleration
 

Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity and Acceleration problem 1


Identify the correct and incorrect statements in the list below:

  • All objects are moving.

  • John is sitting inside a stationary train at a train station. Through the window, he observes only the windows of a train on the adjacent platform. Suddenly, the windows of the adjacent train begin to move. Therefore, John can be sure that it's the adjacent train that is moving.

  • A driver drives a car in a compact column. Therefore, the car moves relative to neighboring cars.

  • A passenger gets up from the seat of a moving aircraft and walks towards the cockpit. Therefore, the passenger is moving relative to the plane and relative to the observer on Earth.

  • Jane stands on the road. A bus full of passengers passes by. Therefore, the passengers are at rest in relation to the bus, and in relation to Jane, they are moving.


 

material editor: Ebenezer Famadewa