(True or False) Speed is relative.

(True or False) Speed is relative.

• A. Sometimes
• B. True
• C. False
• D. Not at all

Answer: (B)

Motion is described relative to a frame of reference, so speed is relative. A object’s speed depends on what you choose as the reference you’re measuring against. For example, a car moving at 60 mph relative to the road appears to move at 40 mph to a driver in a car going 20 mph in the same direction, while a pedestrian on a platform sees the car at 60 mph. Speed doesn’t have an absolute value; it’s about how fast something changes position from a chosen viewpoint. Since speed depends on the observer’s frame, the statement is true.

Motion is described relative to a frame of reference, so speed is relative. A object’s speed depends on what you choose as the reference you’re measuring against. For example, a car moving at 60 mph relative to the road appears to move at 40 mph to a driver in a car going 20 mph in the same direction, while a pedestrian on a platform sees the car at 60 mph. Speed doesn’t have an absolute value; it’s about how fast something changes position from a chosen viewpoint. Since speed depends on the observer’s frame, the statement is true.