If the reference frame defined by a building is an inertial frame, which of the following also defines an inertial frame?
(A) A rotating restaurant on top of the building.
(B) An elevator accelerating upward.
(C) An elevator moving upward at constant speed.
(D) A mail cart being pushed around a corner.
If the reference frame defined by a building is an inertial frame, which of the following also defines an inertial frame?
(A) A rotating restaurant on top of the building.
No. That is not moving at constant velocity.
If the reference frame defined by a building is an inertial frame, which of the following also defines an inertial frame?
(B) An elevator accelerating upward.
No. That is not moving at constant velocity.
If the reference frame defined by a building is an inertial frame, which of the following also defines an inertial frame?
(C) An elevator moving upward at constant speed.
Yes. That is moving at constant velocity.
If the reference frame defined by a building is an inertial frame, which of the following also defines an inertial frame?
(D) A mail cart being pushed around a corner.
No. Its direction is changing so its velocity is not constant.