Position, Direction, Speed, and Motion

The location of an object is its ________.

• direction
• position
• speed
• motion

Which words describe the direction of an object?

• north, south, east, west
• miles per hour
• over, under, on top of
• feet per second

Which words describe the position of an object?

• north, south, east, west
• miles per hour
• over, under, to the left of, to the right of, behind, beside, on top of
• feet per second

Which words describe the speed of an object?

• north, south, east, west
• left, right
• over, under, to the left of, to the right of, behind, beside, on top of
• feet per second, miles per hour

Measuring is a way to find the _____________ between objects.

• comparing
• distance
• position
• direction

When an object's position is changing, that means it is in ________.

• motion
• speed
• direction
• position

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Short, sharp turns from one to side another can be described as ________.

• zigzags
• swinging
• running
• rolling

How fast an object is moving is its ________.

• speed
• position
• direction
• motion

To measure and object's speed, you must know two things, they are:

• The size and direction of the object
• The starting position and time it took
• how far the object traveled and how long it took to go that distance
• how to use a timer, how heavy the object is

The amount of space between two objects is ________.

• position
• direction
• speed
• distance