Science Ch11L1

Science Ch11L1

Get your black notebook and label your table of contents and page 32

Read page 342-343 in your science book, and prepare to answer questions about it.

Motion - the change in position of an object from one place to another

position = location

Multiple Select

Which of these are in motion? Check all that apply.

• a person swimming

• a book on a shelf

• a leaf falling from a tree

• a mouse eating food

Open Ended

Why might some kinds of motion be hard to see?

Read page 344

Types of motion

-Linear: straight

-Circular: turning in a circle

-Vibrating: moves back and forth

Multiple Choice

Which of these uses linear motion?

• a person walking down the hall

• a football player dodging other players

• a musician playing the piano

Multiple Choice

A yo-yo uses ________ motion

• linear

• circular

• vibrating

Multiple Choice

A violin uses _________ motion

• linear

• circular

• vibrating

Multiple Choice

A merry-go-round uses _______ motion

• linear

• circular

• vibrating

Read page 345

Distance - how far an object moves

Speed - how fast or slow something moves for a certain distance

Multiple Choice

Which of these measurement is used for distance?

• pounds

• centimeters

• mililiters

• gallons

Read pages 346-347

Open Ended

What are some other ways to describe motion?

Read page 348

Acceleration - a change in speed or direction

Open Ended

What are some things that accelerate?