H3 Physics: Frames of Reference structured questions
Write answers for Frames of Reference, then use the marked parts and worked solutions to check your method.
Learning objectives
- state that a frame of reference is a set of coordinates that can be used to determine positions and times of events in that frame
- show an understanding that Newton’s laws of motion are obeyed in all inertial frames of reference
- recall and apply the Galilean transformation equations to solve problems relating observations in different inertial frames of reference
- show an understanding that the centre of mass frame (or zero momentum frame) is the inertial frame in which the total linear momentum of the system is zero
- solve one-dimensional collision problems by considering velocities relative to the centre of mass of the system (i.e. in the zero-momentum frame)
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