Question

Statement 1: Motion is the change in position of an object with respect to its surroundings.
Statement 2: Rest and motion are relative terms.
Which of the following is correct?

• A. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
• B. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
• C. Both the statements are true.
• D. Both the statements are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both the statements are true.

Motion is defined as the change in the position of an object with respect to its surroundings.
Rest and motion are relative terms. Both rest and motion changes for an object with respect to the point of view or reference frame.
For example, when a person travels by a car a person who is outside the car sees the person inside the car in motion. But the person inside the car feels himself to be at rest with car as the frame of reference .