G7A T3 U1M1L1 Position and Motion

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Vocab Revision

• Reference Point

• Position

• Motion

Starting point of motion

Distance + direction from the reference

Process of changing position

• Starting point of motion

• Distance + direction from the reference

• Process of changing position

Multiple Choice

To determine if an object has changed position, you need to know its position relative to another object.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the least useful object to use as a point of reference for

describing the location of the parked car?

• the street light

• the store

• t

• the bird

Multiple Choice

If you ride your bike around the house, returning to the exact point where you started, your

displacement is ______ m?

• 15

• 0

• 5

• 10

Multiple Choice

Distance and displacement are always equal.

• True

• False

Match

Vocab Revision

• Reference Point

• Position

• Motion

• Displacement

Starting point of motion

Distance + direction from the reference

Process of changing position

Final position - starting position

• Starting point of motion

• Distance + direction from the reference

• Process of changing position

• Final position - starting position

Multiple Choice

Distance and displacement are always equal.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

Speed is constant when you travel the ____ distance each second.

Fill in the Blank

Average speed (in m/s) = total ________ (in m) / total _______ (in s)

Fill in the Blank

A vector is a quantity that has both ___________ and _________.