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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.

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Why does a stationary train appear to be moving?

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.


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.


If the Earth rotates from the west to the east why do the sun and stars move from the east to the west?

They are not actually, moving, they just appear to be moving because we are. Consider that if you are on a train moving forward, objects that you pass by appear to move toward the read of the train.


If the earth rotates from the west to the east why do the sun and Star move from the east towards the west?

They are not actually, moving, they just appear to be moving because we are. Consider that if you are on a train moving forward, objects that you pass by appear to move toward the read of the train.


If the earth rotates from west to the east why do the sun and the stars move from the east towards the west?

They are not actually, moving, they just appear to be moving because we are. Consider that if you are on a train moving forward, objects that you pass by appear to move toward the read of the train.


If the earths rotates from the west to the east why do the sun and star move from the east towards the west?

They are not actually, moving, they just appear to be moving because we are. Consider that if you are on a train moving forward, objects that you pass by appear to move toward the read of the train.


If the earth rotates from the west to the east why do the sun and stars move from the east towards the west?

They are not actually, moving, they just appear to be moving because we are. Consider that if you are on a train moving forward, objects that you pass by appear to move toward the read of the train.


How does heating water make a train move?

the molecules are moving faster and the electrons are moving to higher levels


How could something move without gravity or force?

If its already moving.


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.


Will a chair move itself because of its inertia?

Nothing will move on its own due to inertia. Inertia refers to objects already in motion. So, a chair that was already moving will keep moving, but it won't begin movement on its own.


Why does a train in which you are sitting appears to move while it is at rest?

Your brain is used to perceiving motion relative to stationary objects, such as the buildings and landscape passing by. When sitting in a stationary train, it can create the illusion that the train is moving if you observe things outside the window passing by. This phenomenon is known as "relative motion."