Andre Is Looking Out the Window of a Train Speeding

question 101

Multiple Choice

Andre is looking out the window of a train speeding across the outskirts of a city. He notices that buildings close to the train appear to be moving faster than those in the distance as the train passes them. Andre is using the depth cue of ____.

• A) aerial perspective
• B) motion parallax
• C) texture gradient
• D) linear perspective

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