A Person Riding in a Moving Car Will Observe Objects

question 52

Multiple Choice

A person riding in a moving car will observe objects moving differently from someone standing still on the side of the road, because

• A) the laws of physics are different for moving objects.
• B) of the precession of the Earth's axis.
• C) they are in different frames of reference.
• D) they will have different latitudes on the Earth.
• E) motion distorts measurements of true values.

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