Position & Motion Vocab

Front

At a restaurant, you must _________ what you would like to eat.

Back

specify

Front

To describe an object's position, compare its location to a _________.

Back

reference direction

Front

Chimpanzees are the closest _________ to humans; they share about 99% of DNA.

Back

relative

Front

The television news ___________ was a very positive story about helping animals.

Back

segment

Front

If a car’s speed changes from 0 to 56 km/h, then the speed ________.

Back

increases

Front

If a car’s speed ________, then speed is constant.

Back

stays the same

Front

If a car slows down, then its speed _________.

Back

decreases

Front

Reference Point: starting point to describe an object's location.

Back

the starting point you choose to describe the location, or position, of an object

Front

Displacement definition?

Back

Final position - initial position.

Front

What does position mean?

Back

Object’s distance & direction from a reference point.