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A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is called a what?
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∙ 7y ago
In theory, you can never truly detect if an object is in motion. Although I may travel in my car on the highway, I am not wrong to say that instead of myself moving across the earth, the earth is moving under me! Relativity proves to us that it is impossible to accurately show if an object is in motion or not. From a mathematical perspective, an object that you assume to be moving must be set relative to another object. This is in order to make accurate calculations about the object in question.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoIt is a "reference point."
On the street level, use a landmark, such as a statute, or a stationary object, such as a lamppost. Any motion detected is relative to what we perceive as stationary. However, we are hard pressed to say anything is truly at rest in the universe. For practicality, we can pick a distant star as an object "approximately" at rest. Since the star is many light-years away, any motion of the star can be deemed very small.
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∙ 13y agowow...8th grade science online test question?
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∙ 14y agoa "Point of Refrence" or "Reference Point"
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A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is called a reference point.
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∙ 14y agoThat would be a reference point.
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∙ 14y agoreferance point
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What is it called when you are fooled into thinking something is moving when its not?
Apperant motion
What point must be chosen to determine the motion of an object?
A reference point must be chosen to determine the motion of an object.
What is needed to determine whether in object is in motion?
A Reference Point A reference point is needed to determine if an object is in motion.
What furnishes centipetal force of earth to go around it?
it is something called vertical motion
When you throw something what do you call its curved path?
The curved path is called projectile motion.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion?
reference point
A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is called what?
A landmark - or reference point.
A place or object used to comparison to determine if something is in motion is called?
wow...8th grade science online test question?
Is a place or an object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion?
That would be a reference point.
What is the place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion?
A reference point
A change in the position or place of something over time in comparison to a reference point?
one term is average velocity, expressed in meters per second, miles per hour, whatever is handy. That is the wrong answer.Its Motion get it right before u answer
How do you determine motion?
There are various ways to determine motion. The common way is having a reference point and the change from that position is what will determine the motion.
What is it called when you are fooled into thinking something is moving when its not?
Apperant motion
What is the change in position compared to something that doesn't move called?
motion =)
What is the comparison of an object's motion over time to another object?
Motion it the change of an object over time relative to its reference point. that is called a reference point.
What is newtons first called?
Newton's First Law is called his First Law of Motion. It states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless influenced by something else that slows or stops its motion. Likewise, an object at rest - not moving - tends to stay at rest unless influenced by something else that starts it moving.
Is needed to determine whether an object is in motion?
A Reference Point A reference point is needed to determine if an object is in motion.
