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What is the effect of changing reference frames on the measured direction and magnitude of quantities?
Changing reference frames can alter the perceived direction and size of measured quantities.
What is the effect of an object accelerating in one inertial frame on its acceleration in another inertial frame?
The object's acceleration remains the same in all inertial frames.
What is the key difference between an inertial and non-inertial reference frame?
Inertial Frame: Not accelerating (constant velocity or at rest). Non-Inertial Frame: Accelerating.
Compare how velocity is perceived in two different inertial reference frames.
Different inertial reference frames: Velocity is different. Acceleration: Acceleration remains the same.
What are the key differences between inertial and non-inertial reference frames?
Inertial: Not accelerating, constant velocity, laws of physics consistent. Non-inertial: Accelerating, laws of physics may appear different.
Compare observed velocity and object velocity.
Object velocity: Actual velocity of the object. Observed velocity: Combination of object velocity and observer's reference frame velocity.