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A student is riding on a school bus that is moving down a tree-lined road at a constant speed. As the bus moves, the position of a tree appears to change relative to the student.



How will the tree appear to the student?


The tree will appear stationary.


The tree will appear to move backward.


The tree will appear to move forward faster than the bus.


The tree will appear to travel at the same speed as the bus.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The tree will appear to move backward.

Explanation: the bus (and student) are moving forward while the tree is stationary on the ground, so in the student's frame the tree has a backward velocity equal to the bus's forward speed.