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It's all in your "frame of reference". If you're in a train - say, in the baggage car, where there are no windows, and the track is smooth and straight and the shock absorbers and springs are REALLY good - then you may not be able to feel or see any motion. Your "frame of reference" is that baggage car. You are at rest.

If you go up to the normal car and sit in your seat and look out the window, then your "frame of reference" is large enough for you to see the movement; you are in motion.

We sometimes get motion sickness when we have TWO frames of reference imposed on us at once; we're in an airplane with the window curtains closed, so we SEE that we're at rest, but we can FEEL the movement of the airplane. Our brains get confused, and we get sick.

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Examples of relation between motion and rest?

Motion and rest are relative concepts in physics, meaning that an object can be in motion or at rest depending on the frame of reference. For example, a person seated in a moving train is at rest relative to the train but in motion relative to an observer outside the train. This demonstrates how motion and rest are interconnected depending on the chosen point of view.


Have you ever experienced that the train in which you are sitting appears to move while you are at rest?

yes, a train in which you are sitting appears to move while it is at rest, because of relative term as motion & rest are relative term . Actually it is depend upon observer. Example- If a boy sitting in train, when he see a man moving outside the train, it seems to him that it is in motion.


Prove that rest and motion are relative terms?

Actually sitting on the earth we feel as if we are at rest. But relative to the pole star we are moving along a circular path. Also relative to the sun we are moving along an elliptical path around the sun. So actually speaking we are not at rest. In the same nothing is stationary. Everything is in motion. Rest means only a relative term.


Is it possible that the train in which you are sitting appears to move while it is at rest?

Yes, it is possible for the train to appear to move while it is at rest if another train next to it starts moving, creating an illusion of motion. Additionally, if there are vibrations or movements in the surroundings that are transferred to the stationary train, it may also feel like it is moving.


What is newton's firs law of motion?

Newton's first law of motion states that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will continue moving at a constant velocity in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force. This law is also known as the law of inertia.

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Examples of relation between motion and rest?

Motion and rest are relative concepts in physics, meaning that an object can be in motion or at rest depending on the frame of reference. For example, a person seated in a moving train is at rest relative to the train but in motion relative to an observer outside the train. This demonstrates how motion and rest are interconnected depending on the chosen point of view.


A body which is in both rest and motion?

At rest and in motion are relative terms. When we say 'in motion' or 'at rest' we mean relative to something else. If you were travelling in a car for instance, you would be at rest relative to the car but in motion relative to the outside world.


What is your idea about G person who travelling with his friends in a cartis he in motion or in rest?

He is in motion relative to me, and he is at rest relative to his friends. There is no 'real' rest or 'real' motion. It's always measured relative to something else.


Give an example in which rest and motion occurs at same time?

A guy/girl driving a car is a good example of this question because when guy/girl is driving his/her body is in rest but also in motion because of the movement of car hope its the answer of the question


Can a body at rest have an accleration?

acceleration is a relative quantity . state of rest or motion is also relative . if two body is in rest or moving with same velocity and having same acceleration then one is in state of rest with respect to other . suppose a person sitting in a train then he is in rest with respect to train but he is moving with the acceleration of train with respect to the ground.


Have you ever experienced that the train in which you are sitting appears to move while you are at rest?

yes, a train in which you are sitting appears to move while it is at rest, because of relative term as motion & rest are relative term . Actually it is depend upon observer. Example- If a boy sitting in train, when he see a man moving outside the train, it seems to him that it is in motion.


Prove that rest and motion are relative terms?

Actually sitting on the earth we feel as if we are at rest. But relative to the pole star we are moving along a circular path. Also relative to the sun we are moving along an elliptical path around the sun. So actually speaking we are not at rest. In the same nothing is stationary. Everything is in motion. Rest means only a relative term.


Have you ever experienced that the train in which you are sitting appears to move while it is at rest?

yes, a train in which you are sitting appears to move while it is at rest, because of relative term as motion & rest are relative term . Actually it is depend upon observer. Example- If a boy sitting in train, when he see a man moving outside the train, it seems to him that it is in motion.


Can a body be at rest as well as in motion at the same time . explain?

No, a body cannot be at rest and in motion at the same time in the same frame of reference. This is known as the principle of relativity in physics, which states that an object cannot have multiple velocities at the same time in a single reference frame.


Is it possible that the train in which you are sitting appears to move while it is at rest?

Yes, it is possible for the train to appear to move while it is at rest if another train next to it starts moving, creating an illusion of motion. Additionally, if there are vibrations or movements in the surroundings that are transferred to the stationary train, it may also feel like it is moving.


Why rest and motion are relatives term?

rest and motion are indeed relative terms take for example, you are standing on a platform and see a train speeding past you. the train is definitely in motion with respect to you. now, think of a passenger in the same train..to the passenger the train in at rest but he sees the platform speeding past him, meaning you appear to be in motion with respect to him... this concept is very much relative, as the earth like all the other planets including the sun are actually moving. so though the computer in front of you may seem to be at rest with respect to you, it is actually in motion if someone from the moon or some other planet sees it...:-)


What is newton's firs law of motion?

Newton's first law of motion states that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will continue moving at a constant velocity in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force. This law is also known as the law of inertia.