Position & Motion

A starting point used to describe the position of an object.

• displacement

• position

• reference point

• dimension

True or false: Can an objects position change without it moving

• true

• false

_________________ is an object's distance and direction from a reference point.

• displacement

• position

• reference point

• dimension

_________________ is the difference between an object's starting and final position.

• dimension

• position

• negative direction

• displacement

Which one is NOT needed when describing an object's position?

• reference point

• distance

• dimension

• direction

___________________ is the distance measured in one direction.

• position

• displacement

• dimension

• positive direction

Objects found behind the reference direction are called ______________.

• positive

• negative

• neutral

Motion is the ...

• distance measured in one direction

• an object's distance from the reference point

• the difference between the starting and final position

• the process of changing position

When are distance and displacement the same?

• When an object moves in a straight line.

• When an object changes direction.

• When an object moves in a circle.

• When an object moves in a negative direction.

True or false: An object can be thought of as both being in motion and not in motion at the same time.

• True

• False