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Because there's no such thing as "really" stationary or "really" moving. If the

distance between a point on one train and a point on the other train is changing,

then a person on either train says that the other train is moving, and both of them

are correct.

A "stationary" train only appears to be moving if the train you're on is moving

relative to that one.

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What is the motion of the train on a moving track?

The motion of a train on a moving track depends on the reference frame you choose. In the train's frame of reference, it may appear stationary or moving at a constant speed. However, in an external, stationary frame of reference, the train would appear to be moving at a different velocity that combines the train's speed with the speed of the track.


If you are seated in a train give two ways it may appear that you are still moving?

If the train next to you moves, it might appear that your train is also moving. Additionally, if you focus your gaze on objects outside the window that are stationary, it can create an illusion that your train is moving.


You are seated in a train that is stopped at a station Use two different reference points to explain that the train can appear to be moving and not moving?

When looking out the window, if you focus on a distant building outside the train, it may appear that the train is not moving because the building is not changing position relative to the train. However, if you look at a nearby platform or another train beside yours, you may notice the train's movement compared to these closer reference points, making it appear that the train is indeed moving.


Can a train appear to be at rest while moving?

Yes, a train can appear to be at rest when viewed from within the train itself, as there is no external frame of reference to gauge its motion. This is similar to how you may feel stationary while sitting on a train that is already moving, until you look out the window and see the surrounding landscape passing by.


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.

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What is the motion of the train on a moving track?

The motion of a train on a moving track depends on the reference frame you choose. In the train's frame of reference, it may appear stationary or moving at a constant speed. However, in an external, stationary frame of reference, the train would appear to be moving at a different velocity that combines the train's speed with the speed of the track.


If you are seated in a train give two ways it may appear that you are still moving?

If the train next to you moves, it might appear that your train is also moving. Additionally, if you focus your gaze on objects outside the window that are stationary, it can create an illusion that your train is moving.


You are seated in a train that is stopped at a station Use two different reference points to explain that the train can appear to be moving and not moving?

When looking out the window, if you focus on a distant building outside the train, it may appear that the train is not moving because the building is not changing position relative to the train. However, if you look at a nearby platform or another train beside yours, you may notice the train's movement compared to these closer reference points, making it appear that the train is indeed moving.


Can a train appear to be at rest while moving?

Yes, a train can appear to be at rest when viewed from within the train itself, as there is no external frame of reference to gauge its motion. This is similar to how you may feel stationary while sitting on a train that is already moving, until you look out the window and see the surrounding landscape passing by.


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 does one train seem to move when other train is already moving?

Relative motion. To talk about a train moving at a certain speed usually means that the train is moving at a certain speed relative to a stationary observer (relative to the ground). This however also means that a passenger traveling in said train would experience the ground (and every other stationary object) as the moving object. This is why a stationary train may seem to be moving to passengers of an already moving train.


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

Yes. For example, if you are sitting on a train that is at rest, but there is a train on the next track that is moving, it may appear that you are moving.


Describe your motion as seen from a reference point on the train then describe it from a reference point on the ground?

If you are *not* dealing with special relativity and its effects, then the answer becomes far more simple. If you are not moving and are standing on the ground, then you see a train moving past you a fast speed. In this case, the reference "frame" (not necessarily a point) is you and the object being described is the train. If you flipped the roles, then it would be someone on the train watching you as the train moves. However, since it is from the train's perspective, it does not appear that the train is moving, but rather that you are moving away from the train, along with the rest of the world that passes the train by. This is described as the train being the reference frame and you would be the object described by the train. This is, again, just Galilean relativity. Special relativity puts a few twists on it and has some additional effects.


Why trees move behind while you travel in the train?

The trees are stationary, while you are moving forward.


What are the same consonants in the words moving and train?

The only consonant to appear in both words "moving" and "train" is "n".


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.


Can you show a sentence with the word stationary?

I was at the gym and i saw a black and white stationary bike.