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Motion and Frame of Reference

Motion and Frame of Reference. Mrs. Gibson Physical Science. Motion. Change in Position in a certain amount of time. To describe motion it must be compared with something assumed to be stationary - Background - Object (s). The Background or Object is called the … FRAME OF REFERENCE

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Motion and Frame of Reference

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  1. Motion and Frame of Reference Mrs. Gibson Physical Science

  2. Motion • Change in Position in a certain amount of time

  3. To describe motion it must be compared with something assumed to be stationary - Background - Object (s)

  4. The Background or Object is called the … FRAME OF REFERENCE Frame of Reference (F of R) depends on your position of observation and the type of movement you are observing or experiencing, ex: movie set background http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=58178&title=Frame_of_Reference__3 See Online Java Applet:http://ww2.unime.it/weblab/mirror/ntnujava/relativeVelocity/relativeVelocity.html

  5. KEY POINTS • No F of R is more correct. • All motion is described with a F of R. • The most common F of R is the Earth as a background.

  6. More Examples • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKhvqO5UBsA • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OmK3rGk__I

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