Quiz 6: Displacement and Motion Diagrams

Position

• a specific point in space

• the amount of space between one point and another

• the change in position of an object

• the point or place where something begins

Distance

• the amount of space between one point and another

• a specific point in space

• the change in position of an object

• the point or place where something begins

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

time

• measured period during which something occurs

• a change in the position of an object compared to another object (related term: move, movement)

• a pull or push that is applied to an object

displacement

• the change in position of an object

• the amount of space between one point and another

• the speed and direction of moving objects

• the point or place where something begins

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

How can you tell if an object is in motion?

• the object will look different

• I'll be able to see the forces

• It will remain in the same position

• Its position will change in relation to other objects

During which interval is the object not moving?

• B to C
• C to D
• D to E
• only at point A

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

What does this graph represent?

• Constant speed
• Acceleration
• Not moving

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Displacement is

• Vector

• Scalar

Distance is

• Vector

• Scalar

Define linear motion?

• Motion for a car

• Motion in a straight line

• Motion which is not straight

• Motion of a wind