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Position amd Reference Point Revision Questions

1. An airplane is 47 miles due North and 72 miles due West of the Command Centre of Air-Traffic Control at 6 miles of altitude. How far is the airplane from the Command Centre building? Express the answer to one decimal place (to one tenths of a mile).

  1. 86.0 miles
  2. 85.9 miles
  3. 125.0 miles
  4. 86.2 miles

Correct Answer: D

2. Which of the objects shown in the figure is closer to the origin?

Physics Tutorials: This image shows 4 reference point in a chart to support question tw o in the physics revision questions for position and reference.
  1. Object A
  2. Object B
  3. Object C
  4. Object D

Correct Answer: C

3. Which of the following statements is WRONG?

  1. An object with coordinates (3m, 4m, 0m) has the same position as another object with coordinates (5m, 0m, 0m)
  2. An object with coordinates (3m, 4m, 0m) has the same distance from the origin as another object with coordinates (5m, 0m, 0m)
  3. An object with coordinates (3m, 4m, 0m) has the same location as another object with coordinates (5m, 0m, 0m)
  4. An object with coordinates (3m, 4m, 0m) occupies the same space as another object with coordinates (5m, 0m, 0m)

Correct Answer: B

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