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Q: Explain why motion can only be described in comparison to a reference?
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What is the place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion?

A reference point


A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion?

reference point


What is a place or object used for comparison to see if another object is in motion?

"reference"


Is a place or an object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion?

That would be a reference point.


Describe a situation in which motion is described in terms of a reference point?

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A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is called what?

A landmark - or reference point.


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 does coriolis affect mean?

deflection of moving objects when the motion is described relative to a rotating reference frame.


When determining the motion of the plntes in the solar system what is a good reference point to use explain?

the sun


Motion in comparison to a reference point?

Motion is always compared to a reference point. If you and some friends are driving in a car at 60 mph from your reference point your friends do not appear to be moving, but if you are standing at the side of the road as the car goes by the passengers will appear to be moving at 60 mph.


Explain how you could use pictures from security camera to determine if an object had been moved from one hour to the next using a tree as a reference point?

Something that is in motion changes position, the position of the object is described relative to another object. If you chose the tree as a reference point, then the object in the pictures has been in motion because it has changed postions relative to the tree.