Motion Vocabulary (20/21)

The distance and direction an object has moved from the starting point.

• Distance

• Velocity

• Displacement

• Acceleration

When an object changes speed or direction it has experienced ______________.

• Displacement

• Acceleration

• Vector

• Velocity

The speed and direction of an object

• Displacement

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The speed of an object at a particular moment in time

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Average Speed

• Instantaneous Speed

The rate of change of velocity of an object

• Displacemetn

• Distance

• Acceleration

• Vector

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Total distance traveled divided by the total time of travel

• Displacemetn

• Velocity

• Average Speed

• Instantaneous Speed

• Acceleration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Sum of all forces acting on an object

• Net Force

• Balanced Forces

• Inertia

• Acceleration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

An object’s resistance to change in motion

• Net Force

• Balanced Forces

• Inertia

• Acceleration

A push or pull

• Vector

• Velocity

• Force

• Acceleration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

How far an object has moved (without its direction)

• Dispacement

• Distance

• Acceleration

• Speed