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A ball is dropped from a tower. From whose reference point is the ball approaching the observer?
A.
a person in an airplane flying above the tower
B.
a person standing on the ground beneath the tower
C.
a person standing on top of the tower
D.
a person on the ground driving rapidly away from the tower
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B.
The ball falls downward toward the ground, so its distance to the person standing on the ground beneath the tower decreases — it is approaching that observer. From the top of the tower or from an airplane above it the ball moves away; a person driving away also sees the distance increase.
The ball falls downward toward the ground, so its distance to the person standing on the ground beneath the tower decreases — it is approaching that observer. From the top of the tower or from an airplane above it the ball moves away; a person driving away also sees the distance increase.
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