MOTION & SPEED

The overall rate at which an object travels.

• velocity

• constant speed

• average speed

• instantaneous speed

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

• position

• dimension

• distance

• motion

What is the equation for calculating the average speed of an object?

• distance x time

• distance ÷ time

• time ÷ distance

• velocity ÷ distance

____________________ is the speed an object is traveling at a specific time.

• constant speed

• average speed

• velocity

• instantaneous speed

_______________ is the process of changing position.

• acceleration

• motion

• velocity

• speed

________________ is speed in a specific direction.

• acceleration

• velocity

• displacement

• motion

Objects in front of the reference point can be referred to as being _________________.

• positive

• negative

• neutral

__________________ is the difference between an objects starting an final position.

• distance

• motion

• displacement

• position

____________________ is a change in velocity over time.

• average speed

• motion

• displacement

• acceleration

A _______________________ is the point chosen to describe the position of an object.

• dimension

• reference point

• distance

• motion