Motion

The location of a place or an object is called its....

• position
• motion
• speed
• reference point

The change of position over time is called

• position
• motion
• speed
• location

The measure of how quickly something moves or the distance it moves in a given amount of time is called

• motion
• position
• speed
• location

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Speed is equal to the distance divided by

• position
• time
• height
• motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The unit speed is measured in is

• m/s
• ft/min
• m/hr
• m/s^2

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A wheelchair racer completes a 100 meter course in 20 seconds. What is his speed?
d= 100 m
t= 20 s

• 10 m/s
• 5 m/s
• 2 m/s
• 0 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

In a distance time graph, the steeper the line the...

• greater the speed
• slower the speed
• speed has reached zero
• speed has not changed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Speed in a specific direction is called

• speed
• acceleration
• position
• velocity

A vector is a quantity that has both size and 

• speed
• altitude
• acceleration
• direction

If Bj is walking 3 m/s to the north and Lauren is walking 3 m/s to the west, then which of the following is true

• They have the same speed and different velocities
• They have the same velocity and different speeds
• They have the same speed and velocity
• They have different speeds and different velocities