CH 1: DESCRIBING MOTION

Displacement is the difference between the initial position and the _______ position of an object.

• first

• second

• resting

• final

Motion is the process of changing _______.

• reference point

• dimension

• displacement

• position

A starting point that can be used to locate a place or thing is a _________ point.

• dimension

• reference

• position

• motion

Which object would be the best reference point to describing the location of the swing?

• duck

• tree

• slide

• building

These runners are making one lap around the track. What is their displacement?

• 400 m

• 0 m

• the same as distance traveled

• 50 m

Total distance  $\div$  total time =

• average acceleration

• displacement

• average speed

• distance-time graph

To describe velocity, you need to know ____________.

• speed and direction

• speed and reference point

• direction and acceleration

• reference point and direction

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Describe the motion of the object shown in this graph.

• at rest

• speeding up

• slowing down

• constant speed

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Describe the motion of the object at letter B.

• at rest

• constant speed

• speeding up

• slowing down

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Which line shows a faster speed?

• Green line

• Red line

• Both lines are traveling at the same speed

• Unable to determine

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