Question

Why does a truck that is traveling in the opposite direction to you on the street appear to be moving faster than it would if you were not moving?

A. The truck increases its velocity with respect to the ground when you are moving too.
B. The relative motion between you and the truck is larger than it would be if you were standing still.
C. The relative motion between you and the truck is smaller than it would be if you were standing still.
D. The relative motion between the truck and the road is greater than it would be if you were standing still.

Answer 1

the answer is B, because relative equals the sum of the two velocities, so in case a you and truck moving in opposite direction V = Vyou + V truck, while in the 2nd case V = Vyou which equal zero cause you are standing still +Vtruck

Answer 2

The truck that is traveling in the opposite direction to you on the street appear to be moving faster than it would i you were not moving because

B. The relative motion between you and the truck is larger than it would be if you were standing still.

Step-by-step explanation:

Relative motion is the physical law that describes why we can picture an image of an object at movement at a different speed depending on its point of view. It could look slower or faster depending on the frame you are watching it. For example, if you travel alongside it in the same direction it would look slower that if you looked at it if you were not traveling and you would only look at it pass by. In this case, it looks faster because both are in movement in opposite directions, meaning that you advance and it advances at the same time and both create more distance between one and other.