Motion and Speed

Motion and Speed

By gilson granil

Motion is a change in an object’s position. 

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• 2 Parts of Motion:

  1. distance - measured in meters or kilometers

  2. direction - described as north, east, south and west

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What is Motion?

Multiple Choice

Motion is...

• where an object is located

• the amount of space between two places

• a change in an object's position

Multiple Choice

Position is...

• where an object is located

• the distance an object moves in a period of time

• a push or a pull

Multiple Choice

direction is...

• where an object is located

• the path of an object in motion

• a push or a pull

Speed is distance traveled in a given a mount of time.

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Units of speed

1. m/s

2. km/hr

3. mi/hr​

What is speed?

Multiple Choice

speed is...

• where an object is located

• the path of an object in motion

• the distance an object moves in a period of time

Multiple Choice

To solve for speed of an object, you will need

• distance and direction

• distance and time

• none of these

Poll

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