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While traveling in a train, trees outside the train appear to move whereas co-passengers appear to be stationary. Explain the reason.

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The trees appear to be moving while traveling in a train because the position of the trees outside the train is changing with respect to us (inside the train). Whereas, our co-passengers in the train seem to be stationary because their position is not changing with respect to us.

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